Strong’s H5524 · Hebrew

סֻכּוֹת בְּנוֹת
Çukkôwth bᵉnôwth
sook-kohth' ben-ohth'

Definition

booths of (the) daughters; brothels, i.e. idoalatrous tents forimpure purpose

Etymology

from H5523 (סֻכּוֹת) and the (irregular) plural of H1323 (בַּת);

Where the KJV renders it

  • Succothbenoth

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