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Strong's H5526 סָכַךְ (cakak)

Cakak means “cover” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5526 — chortazo (“fodder”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5526
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 11

Strong's H5526 Quick Answer

Strong's H5526 סָכַך שָׂכַך (cakak) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cakak (saw-kak') (or sakak (Exod. 33) v. 1. (properly) to entwine as a screen 2. (by implication) to fence in, cover over It has 23 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include covered, cover, covering, covereth, and defendest. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
cakak (saw-kak') (or sakak (Exod. 33) v. 1. (properly) to entwine as a screen 2. (by implication) to fence in, cover over
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
covered, cover, covering, covereth, and defendest

Meaning and Definition

cakak (saw-kak') (or sakak (Exod. 33) v. 1. (properly) to entwine as a screen 2. (by implication) to fence in, cover over 3. (figuratively) to protect [a primitive root] KJV: cover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.

Original Word
סָכַך שָׂכַך
Transliteration
cakak
Derivation
Root: סכך שׂכך
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5526. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H5526 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cakak, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

covered Exodus 37:9 cover Exodus 33:22 covering Exodus 25:20 covereth Judges 3:24 defence Nahum 2:5 defendest Psalms 5:11

How Strong's H5526 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5526 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5526 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 25:20 KJV

And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

Exodus 33:22 KJV

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:

Exodus 37:9 KJV

And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5526.

Exodus 25:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
Exodus 33:22 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
Exodus 37:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
Exodus 40:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
Exodus 40:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Judges 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
1 Samuel 24:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
1 Kings 8:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
1 Chronicles 28:18 Old Testament, KJV
And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
Job 3:23 Old Testament, KJV
Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Job 38:8 Old Testament, KJV
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Job 40:22 Old Testament, KJV
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Psalms 5:11 Old Testament, KJV
But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Psalms 91:4 Old Testament, KJV
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
Psalms 139:13 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
Psalms 140:7 Old Testament, KJV
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Isaiah 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Isaiah 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Lamentations 3:43 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Lamentations 3:44 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
Ezekiel 28:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:16 Old Testament, KJV
By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Nahum 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5526, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5526 FAQ

What does cakak (סָכַךְ) mean?

Cakak (Strong's H5526) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cover". cakak (saw-kak') (or sakak (Exod. 33) v. 1. (properly) to entwine as a screen 2. (by implication) to fence in, cover over

How many times is cakak (סָכַךְ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H5526 across 11 books.

Where can I study cakak (סָכַךְ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5526 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cakak (סָכַךְ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as covered, cover, covering, covereth, defendest, and defence. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.