PAVILION (סֹכְ, H6108, סֻכָּה, H6109, tent, covering, canopy). The Eng. word comes from the Lat. papilio, meaning “butterfly.” There is a relation between the wings of the butterfly and a canopy for shelter. Both of the words that are tr. “pavilion” in the KJV are related to the verb סָכַכְ֮, H6115, which means “to weave together” (BDB). The word סֹכְ, H6108, appears four times but only once is tr. “pavilion” (in Ps 27:5 KJV). In Psalm 10:9 it refers to the den of a lion. The related word, סֻכָּה, H6109, is found about thirty times, tr. variously as “booth,” “tabernacle,” “tent,” and “covert” in addition to “pavilion.” 2 Samuel 22:12 describes the darkness of God’s “canopy” (RSV). 1 Kings 20:12, 16 refers to the tents of the Syrians in campaign against Israel. The righteous are sheltered in the “pavilion” (“shelter,” RSV) of God (Ps 31:20). The word also refers to protection for soldiers in the field of battle, guardians of the vineyards, shelter from the burning rays of the sun, and huts made from boughs during the Jewish festival (Lev 23:42, 43). Metaphorically, it refers to the house of David that is to be restored (Isa 4:5).