= a shelter, made of fragile materials such as leaves and branches, for the purpose of protection from rain and sun for both humans and animals; used by people who needed a temporary shelter, such as nomads, soldiers, and farm workers in the field; by extension, figuratively God's protection over his people, God's shelter for himself; also a metaphor for Jerusalem, the dwelling of God's people; also by extension, a place where ferocious animals can hide in order to attack someone