chup.pah denotes an overhead covering, shown over Zion’s glory and as the bride’s enclosure.

The attested use presents an overhead covering: Isaiah 4:5 places it over glory at Mount Zion, while Joel 2:16 places it with the bride; Psalm 19:6 has a construct form in the verse about the heavens and the sun’s circuit, though the APB does not isolate its contribution there.

1. Overhead covering in Zion and bridal settings · dominant

   In Isaiah 4:5, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the clause about a covering over all the glory, which the APB renders as “there will be a canopy.” In Joel 2:16, the construct form occurs in the instruction for the bride to come out, and the APB renders her coming “from her canopy.” Psalm 19:6 also has a construct form within the verse describing the heavens and the sun’s circuit, but the APB does not make the term’s specific contribution explicit.

   Isaiah 4:5Joel 2:16Psalm 19:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “canopy” in Isaiah 4:5 and Joel 2:16. In Psalm 19:6, its translation of the sun’s rising and circuit does not provide an identifiable corresponding English expression.