a tent or tabernacle ( 2 Samuel 22:12 ; 1 Kings 20:12-16 ), or enclosure ( Psalms 18:11 ; 27:5 ). In Jeremiah 43:10 it probably denotes the canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.