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