tabernacle
pronunciation
How to pronounce tabernacle in British English:
UK [ˈtæbənækl]
How to pronounce tabernacle in American English:
US [ˈtæbərnækl]
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- Noun:
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
Word Origin
- tabernacle
- tabernacle: see tavern
- tabernacle (n.)
- mid-13c., "portable sanctuary carried by the Israelites in the wilderness," from Old French tabernacle "the Jewish Tabernacle; tent, canopy; tomb, monument" (12c.), from Latin tabernaculum "tent," especially "a tent of an augur" (for taking observations), diminutive of taberna "hut, cabin, booth" (see tavern). Use of the word in English transferred late 14c. to the Temple in Jerusalem (which continued its function). Sense of "house of worship" first recorded 1690s. Also in Biblical language, "the body as the temporary abode of the soul" (late 14c.). The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles (mid-October) was observed as a thanksgiving for harvest. Related: Tabernacular.
Example
- 1. These they presented before the tabernacle .
- 2. Make a courtyard for the tabernacle .
- 3. So it became one tabernacle .
- 4. The families of the gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward .
- 5. And I will set my tabernacle among you ; and my soul will not abhor you .