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kan´ō̇-pi (חפה, hÌ£uppaÌ„h, from a root meaning “to enclose†or “coverâ€): the King James Version has “defence,†the English Revised Version “canopy,†the American Standard Revised Version “covering,†the last being best, though “canopy†has much in its favor. In (Hebrews 19:6) hÌ£uppaÌ„h is used of the bridegroom's chamber and in of the bride's. Among the Hebrews the hÌ£uppaÌ„h was originally the chamber in which the bride awaited the groom for the marital union. In Judith 10:21; 13:9, 15; 16:19 the word canopy occurs as the English equivalent of the Greek κωνωπεῖον, koÌ„noÌ„peıÌon, which was primarily a mosquito-net and then a canopy over a bed, whether for useful or for decorative purposes.