Strong's Greek · G4638

σκήνωμα

skḗnōma

tabernacle

Definition

an encampment, i.e. (figuratively) the Temple (as God's residence), the body (as a tenement for the soul)

Derivation

from G4637 (σκηνόω);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

2 Peter 1:14

because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.

2 Peter 1:13

I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,

Acts 7:46

who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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