Pavilion

Pavilion, [N] [E]

a temporary movable tent or habitation.

  1. Soc , properly an enclosed place, also rendered "tabernacle," "covert" and "den;" once only "pavilion." ( Psalms 27:5 ) (Among the Egyptians pavilions were built in a similar style to houses, though on a smaller scale in various parts of the country, and in the foreign districts through which the Egyptian armies passed, for the use of the king --Wilkinson .)
  2. Succah , Usually "tabernacle" and "booth."
  3. Shaphrur and shaphrir , a word used once only, in ( Jeremiah 49:10 ) to signify glory or splendor, and hence probably to be understood of the splendid covering of the royal throne.

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Pavilion,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.