Genesis 33:17

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jacob	וְיַעֲקֹב֙ ve.ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
journeyed	נָסַ֣ע na.Sa'	H5265	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Succoth	סֻכֹּ֔תָה su.Ko.tah	H5523	Succoth · proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
built	וַיִּ֥בֶן vai.Yi.ven	H1129	to build (literally and figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
house	בָּ֑יִת Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular absolute
made	עָשָׂ֣ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
booths	סֻכֹּ֔ת su.Kot	H5521	a hut or lair · noun, common feminine plural absolute
cattle	וּלְמִקְנֵ֙הוּ֙ u.le.mik.Ne.hu	H4735	something bought · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֵׁם shem-	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
place	הַמָּק֖וֹם ha.ma.Kom	H4725	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
called	קָרָ֥א ka.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Succoth	סֻכּֽוֹת su.Kot	H5523	Succoth · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Joshua 13:27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his bor…
Judges 8:5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing…
Psalms 60:6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Judges 8:8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
Judges 8:16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
Exodus 12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
Exodus 13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
Judges 8:14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof,…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 33:16–end

Here, 1. Jacob comes to Succoth. Having in a friendly manner parted with Esau, who had gone to his own country (Gen 33:16), he comes to a place where, it should seem, he rested for some time, set up booths for his cattle, and other conveniences for himself and family. The place was afterwards known by the name of Succoth, a city in the tribe of Gad, on the other side Jordan (it signifies booths), that when his posterity afterwards dwelt in houses of stone, they might remember that the Syrian ready to perish was their father, who was glad of booths (Deu 26:5); such was the rock whence they were hewn. 2. He comes to Shechem; we read it, to Shalem, a city of Shechem; the critics generally incli…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 33:17

Jacob journeyed to Succoth--that is, "booths," that being the first station at which Jacob halted on his arrival in Canaan. His posterity, when dwelling in houses of stone, built a city there and called it Succoth, to commemorate the fact that their ancestor, "a Syrian ready to perish" [Deu 26:5], was glad to dwell in booths.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 33:17

Journeyed to Succoth - So called from סכת succoth, the booths or tents which Jacob erected there for the resting and convenience of his family, who in all probability continued there for some considerable time.

John Gill on Genesis 33:17

And Jacob journeyed to Succoth,.... Perhaps after he had been at Seir, and stayed there some little time. Succoth was on the other side of Jordan, so called by anticipation, for it had its name from what follows; as yet there was no city built here, or at least of this name; afterwards there was, it lay in a valley, and belonged to Sihon king of Heshbon, and was given to the tribe of Gad, Joshua 13:27; it is mentioned along with Penuel, and was not far from it, Judges 8:8. It is said to be but two miles distant from it (u), but one would think it should be more: and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle; an house for himself and family, and booths or tents for his servants or s…

The Church Fathers

(Verse 17) And Jacob built a house there for himself, and he built shelters for his livestock; therefore he called the name of that place Tabernacles. Where we have tents, it is read in Hebrew as Sochoth. Furthermore, until today, there is a city beyond the Jordan with this name in the region of Scythopolis, about which we have written in the book of Joshua.
— Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis

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Dictionary and topics

Booth — A hut made of the branches of a tree. In such tabernacles Jacob sojourned for a season at a place named from this circumstance Succoth (Gen. 33:17). Booths were erected also at the feast of…
Tent — (1.) Heb. ‘ohel (Gen. 9:21, 27). This word is used also of a dwelling or habitation (1 Kings 8:66; Isa. 16:5; Jer. 4:20), and of the temple (Ezek. 41:1). When used of the tabernacle, as in 1 Kings…
Booth · Ma — Ma
Cattle · Sheltered — Sheltered
Jacob · Journeys to Succoth — Journeys to Succoth
Succoth · .Jacob builds a house in — .Jacob builds a house in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 33:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 33:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 33:17

Adam Clarke on Genesis 33:17

John Gill on Genesis 33:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 33:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 33:16–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 33:17

Adam Clarke on Genesis 33:17

John Gill on Genesis 33:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 33:17-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 33:16-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 33:16-17

Rashi on Genesis 33:17