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It signifies a place of protection and intimacy, particularly in the context of marriage. In the Bible, it is used to describe the nuptial chamber or the canopy under which a marriage is consummated.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Jewish culture, the chuppah was a significant element of the wedding ceremony. It symbolized the new home that the bride and groom would establish together. The chuppah was typically a cloth or sheet, sometimes richly decorated, held up by four poles. It represented God's presence and blessing over the marriage, as well as the couple's new household. The tradition of the chuppah continues in Jewish weddings today, serving as a central symbol of the marriage covenant.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/2653.htm">chaphaph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a canopy, chamber<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>canopy (1), chamber (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">חֻמָּה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>canopy, chamber</b></font> (as <em>covering, enclosing</em>) — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5</a>; suffix <font class="hebrew2">תֻמָּתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/19-6.htm">Psalm 19:6</a>; <font class="hebrew2">חֻמָּתָהּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/joel/2-16.htm">Joel 2:16</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>canopy</em>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עלכֿלכּֿבוד ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5</a> <em>over all glory a canopy</em> (for protection). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>chamber</em>, of bridegroom <a href="/interlinear/psalms/19-6.htm">Psalm 19:6</a> (metaphor of sunrising); of bride <a href="/interlinear/joel/2-16.htm">Joel 2:16</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">חֶדֶר</font> of bridegroom). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>chamber, closet, defense <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2645.htm">chaphah</a>; a canopy -- chamber, closet, defence. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2645.htm">chaphah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>חֻפָּֽה׃ חפה׃ מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃ מחפתה׃ מחפתו chupPah ḥup·pāh ḥuppāh mê·ḥup·pā·ṯāh mê·ḥup·pā·ṯōw mechuppaTah mechuppaTo mêḥuppāṯāh mêḥuppāṯōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 19:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּ֭חָתָן יֹצֵ֣א <b> מֵחֻפָּת֑וֹ </b> יָשִׂ֥ישׂ כְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> coming <span class="itali">out of his chamber;</span> It rejoices<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> coming out <span class="itali">of his chamber,</span> [and] rejoiceth<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/19-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A bridegroom coming <span class="itali">of his chamber</span> rejoices A strong<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 4:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָּל־ כָּב֖וֹד <b> חֻפָּֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all the glory <span class="itali">will be a canopy.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for upon all the glory <span class="itali">[shall be] a defence.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/4-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all the glory <span class="itali">canopy</span><p><b><a href="/text/joel/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joel 2:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵֽחֶדְר֔וֹ וְכַלָּ֖ה <b> מֵחֻפָּתָֽהּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the bride <span class="itali">out of her [bridal] chamber.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/joel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the bride <span class="itali">out of her closet.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/joel/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his room and the bride <span class="itali">of her chamber</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2646.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2646.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2646<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chuppah_2646.htm">ḥup·pāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mechuppatah_2646.htm">mê·ḥup·pā·ṯāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mechuppato_2646.htm">mê·ḥup·pā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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