STRONGS NUMBER H2646


Word Summary
chuppah: a canopy, chamber
Original Word: חֻפֶּה
Transliteration: chuppah
Phonetic Spelling: (khoop-paw')
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Short Definition: a canopy, chamber
Meaning: a canopy, chamber
Strong's Concordance
chamber, closet, defense

From chaphah; a canopy -- chamber, closet, defence.

see HEBREW chaphah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H2646. chuppah

I. חֻמָּה‎ noun feminine canopy, chamber (as covering, enclosing) — absolute ׳ח‎ Isaiah 4:5; suffix תֻמָּתוֺ‎ Psalm 19:6; חֻמָּתָהּ‎ Joel 2:16; —

1 canopy, ח ׳עלכֿלכּֿבוד‎ Isaiah 4:5 over all glory a canopy (for protection).

2 chamber, of bridegroom Psalm 19:6 (metaphor of sunrising); of bride Joel 2:16 ("" חֶדֶר‎ of bridegroom).