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booth, booth: The Hebrew word ṣukkāh (rendered in the King James Version “booth†or “booths,†eleven times; “tabernacle†or “tabernacles,†ten times; “pavilion†or “pavilions,†five times; “cottage†once) means a hut made of wattled twigs or branches (; ). In countries where trees are abundant such wattled structures are common as temporary buildings as they can be constructed in a very short time. Cattle were probably housed in them (). Such hurriedly-made huts were use d by soldiers (; ) and by harvesters - hence, the name feast of “booths†or “tabernacles†(see TABERNACLES, FEAST OF). Job () uses booth (parallel moth's house) as a symbol of impermanence. Similar huts were erected in vineyards, etc., to protect them from robbers and beasts of prey. The isolated condition of Jerusalem in the time of the prophet Isaiah is compared to a “booth in a vineyard†(-7).