succoth
noun
a plural of succah.
succoth
1 American
[soo-kawt, soo-kohs]
/ suˈkɔt, sʊˈkoʊs /
Or
succot,
noun
Hebrew.
Succoth
2
American
[soo-kawt, soo-kuhs, soo-kohs]
/ suˈkɔt, ˈsʊ kəs, suˈkoʊs /
Or
Succot,
noun
Judaism.
Succoth
British
/ suːˈkɔt, ˈsʊkəʊt, -kəʊθ /
noun
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In Semitic speech girls were called benoth, and at Carthage the tents in which the worship occurred were termed succoth benoth.
From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar
Recently, in the midst of the Jews' annual Succoth harvest festival, Finance Minister Ze'ev Sharef officially hailed the end of the three-year economic downturn.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Israelites went on foot from Rameses to Succoth; and a mixed multitude went with them, and they had a great many flocks and herds.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
The other narrative speaks of the pursuit of the Midianite chiefs Zebah and Zalmunna3 across the northern end of Jordan, past Succoth and Penuel to the unidentified place Ḳarḳor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
Bethel, therefore, and not Succoth, should have been Jacob's grand object.
From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Mackintosh, Charles Henry
The Lord had not said to him, "I am the God of Succoth;" no; but "I am the God of Bethel."
From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Mackintosh, Charles Henry
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