From chanah; properly, a vault or cell (with an arch); by implication, a prison -- cabin.
see HEBREW chanah
H2588. chanuth
[חָנוּת] noun feminine cell (as having curved or vaulted roof, arched; see Thes Gf, and compare Aramaic vaulted room) — הַחֲנֻיּוֺת Jeremiah 37:16 ("" הַבּוֺר בֵּית).