HebrewH1965Noun (Masculine)

הֵיכַל

he.khal

7Occurrences
H1965Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

{a large public building, such as a palace or temple}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H1964 (הֵיכָל)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
temple 1) palace, temple 1a) palace 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 1c) temple (pagan)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

הֵיכַל appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ezra
4
Daniel
3

Key Passages

Daniel 5:2BSB

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Daniel 5:3BSB

Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Daniel 5:5BSB

At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,

Ezra 4:14BSB

Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king

Ezra 5:14BSB

He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

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