- Original: σκῆνος - Transliteration: Skenos - Phonetic: skay'-nos - Definition: 1. a tabernacle, a tent 2. metaph. of the human body, in which the soul dwells as in a tent, and which is taken down at death - Origin: from G4633 - TDNT entry: 13:21,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: From G4633 ; a hut or temporary residence that is (figuratively) the human body (as the abode of the spirit): - tabernacle. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • tabernacle, 2 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:4