σκήνωμα
skēnōma · dwelling, tent
Greek word · Strong’s number G4638 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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skēnōma (σκήνωμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “dwelling, tent”.
Of the body, the tent one lives in.
How to say it
skē·nō·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Somewhere for God to live among his people.
- The body, like a cloth shelter soon taken down.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- tent ×2
- dwelling place ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Acts 7:46
who found favor before God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
- 2 Peter 1:13
And I consider it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir up you by way of reminder,
- 2 Peter 1:14
knowing that the putting off of my tent is soon, as also our Lord Jesus the Messiah made clear to me.