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kuv´ẽr, kuv´ẽr-ing: The translation of several Hebrew words. The covering of the ark (מכסה, mikhṣeh, ) was possibly the lid of a hatchway (compare Mitchell, World before Abraham, 215).
To the sons of Kohath was assigned the task of caring for the furniture of the Tabernacle whenever the camp was moved, a suitable covering (כּסה, kāṣāh) of sealskin being designated for each of the specially sacred objects, the temple curtains also being used (, , , ).
(cāmı̄dh) may refer to anything used as a lid or covering; ; (keṣūth) refer to clothing or bed-covering.
Figurative: “Abaddon hath no coveringâ€; (kesÌ£uÌ„th) from God (); “He will destroy ... the face of the covering (ha-loÌ„tÌ£) that covereth all peoples†(). The removal of the veil, often worn as a token of mourning (compare ), signified the destruction of death.