אֹהֶל

Strong’s Definition

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

Etymology & Derivation

from H166 (אָהַל);

KJV Usage

covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.tent
• 2.nomad's tent, and thus symbolic of wilderness life, transience
• 3.dwelling, home, habitation
• 4.the sacred tent of jehovah (the tabernacle)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼôhel; Pronunciation: o'-hel