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(ssak' kewth) NRSV transliteration of Assyrian divine name applied to god Ninurta (or Ninib), apparently an Assyrian name for Saturn or another astral deity. Some translators take the name as a common noun meaning, “shrine” (REB, NIV), “tabernacle” (KJV), since the Hebrew term resembles the word for “tent.” Amos condemned Israel for such false worship (Amos 5:26 ). See Succoth-benoth.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Sakkuth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/sakkuth.html. 1991.

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