סְכָכָה f. (preced. wds.) 1) covering the Succah. Succ. 6ᵇ ס׳ בעיא קרא that the Succah must be covered does require a special intimation, v. preced.; Zeb. 38ᵃ וחד לס׳ (Rashi: לסְכָךְ) and one ‘succoth’ in the text is needed for intimating that the Succah must be covered. —2) pl. סְכָכוֹת (v. סְכָךְ) the case of overhanging boughs in one of which there is a seat of uncleanness. Ohol. VIII, 2, expl. אילן המיסך וכ׳, v. סָכַךְ; Tosef. ib. IX, 3; Naz. VII, 3; ib. 54ᵇ, a. e. Nidd. 68ᵇ נזיר שהילך (ע"ג) ס׳ וכ׳ a Nazarite that passed over unclean boughs or protruding stones; Tosef. ib. IX, 13, יושב ע"ג סכך (v. סְכָךְ); a. fr.