Bible Dictionary
ALCOVE
An alcove was possibly a large tent or pavilion occupied by a prince. The term is associated with the tent in which an Israelite woman was killed.
Definition
An alcove was possibly a large tent or pavilion occupied by a prince.
Biblical Usage
The term is associated with the tent or pavilion mentioned in the account of the killing at Peor.
Historical Background
The Hebrew word is variously rendered “tent,” “pavilion,” and, in a margin, “alcove.”
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>al'-kov (qubbah; the King James Version tent; the American Standard Revised Version pavilion; the American Revised Version, margin alcove): Perhaps a large tent occupied by a prince (Nu 25:8).</p>