Bible Dictionary
COVERT
Covert means a covered or sheltered place, such as a hiding place, den, lair, hut, or covered passage. In the Bible it may refer to physical shelter or a place of secrecy.
Definition
A covert is a covered or sheltered place. It may be a covered way, hiding place, secret way, hut, den, or lair, and can refer to physical shelter or a place of concealment.
Biblical Usage
Scripture uses the word for shelter from weather, hiding or secret places, and the lairs of animals. It may also describe a covered passage associated with the temple.
Historical Background
The term is now uncommon except in the sense of cover or shelter, especially in connection with game.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>kuv'-ert: Now seldom used, except for game, and then generally spelt "cover." "A covered way" (2Ki 16:18 the King James Version); also a shelter of any kind (Isa 4:6); "a hiding place," "a lair," "a hut" (Job 38:40); "a place of secrecy," "a secret way" (1Sa 25:20; Job 40:21; Ps 61:4; Isa 16:4; 32:2); "a den," "a lair" (Jer 25:38).</p>