HebrewH0168Noun (Masculine)

אֹ֫הֶל

o.hel

295Occurrences
H0168Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

from H166 (אָהַל);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
tent 1) tent 1a) nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience 1b) dwelling, home, habitation 1c) the sacred tent of Jehovah (the tabernacle) Also means: o.hel (*אֹ֫הֶל *": home" H0168H)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

אֹ֫הֶל appears 295 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
64
Exodus
54
Leviticus
39
Genesis
19
Job
14
Judges
12
Psalms
12
Joshua
11

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:1BSB

David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

Exodus 28:43BSB

Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

Genesis 33:19BSB

And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.

Leviticus 1:3BSB

If one’s offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.

Numbers 18:23BSB

The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.

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