### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Hebrew word **qubbâh**, represented by `{{H6898}}`, is a specific term for a **pavilion** or **tent**. Based on a root suggesting a domed cavity, its use is exceptionally rare. It appears only **1 time** in **1 unique verse** in the entire Bible, making its single context critically important.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
The sole use of `{{H6898}}` is in [[Numbers 25:8]], where it designates the scene of a dramatic and violent act of judgment. An Israelite man went into this **tent** with a woman, and another man followed them inside. There, he thrust both of them through with a spear. This act immediately **stayed** `{{H6113}}` a **plague** `{{H4046}}` that was upon the **children** `{{H1121}}` of **Israel** `{{H3478}}`. The `qubbâh`, therefore, is not a place of peaceful dwelling but the setting for a swift and decisive response to sin.
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words are crucial to understanding the event surrounding the `qubbâh`:
* `{{H1856}}` **dâqar** (to stab; pierce, strike (thrust) through, wound): This is the key action that occurs inside the **tent** `{{H6898}}`. The man and woman are **thrust** through, executing judgment on the spot [[Numbers 25:8]].
* `{{H6897}}` **qôbâh** (the abdomen (as a cavity); belly): This word is strikingly similar to `qubbâh` and is used in the same verse. The spear goes through the woman's **belly** `{{H6897}}`, linking the physical "cavity" of her body with the domed "cavity" of the tent where the sin occurred [[Numbers 25:8]].
* `{{H4046}}` **maggêphâh** (a pestilence; plague): The purpose of the violent act within the `qubbâh` was to end the **plague** that God had sent upon Israel for their sin [[Numbers 25:8]].
### Theological Significance
The theological weight of `{{H6898}}` is derived entirely from this one intense narrative.
* **Site of Judgment:** The `qubbâh` is memorialized as a place where sin was met with immediate and final judgment. It illustrates the severity of profaning the community of God's people.
* **Confronting Sin:** The event highlights that sin cannot be tolerated within the camp. The **tent** became a space of flagrant rebellion, and its purging was necessary to stop the **plague** `{{H4046}}` from consuming the nation.
* **Pivotal Action:** The act within the **tent** is the turning point of the narrative. It is the action that **stayed** `{{H6113}}` the wrath of God and saved the **children of Israel** `{{H1121}}` from further destruction [[Numbers 25:8]].
### Summary
In summary, while `{{H6898}}` simply means **tent** or **pavilion**, its singular use in the Bible imbues it with profound significance. It is not remembered as a dwelling but as the backdrop for a severe act of judgment that purged sin and stopped a divine plague. The story of the `qubbâh` is a stark reminder that physical spaces can become powerful symbols of major theological moments, in this case representing the swift confrontation of sin to restore holiness within the community.
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