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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #1965 - הֵיכַל

Transliteration

hêykal

Phonetics

hay-kal'

Origin

corresponding to (H1964)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2694

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

palace, temple
1. palace
2. temple (in Jerusalem)
3. temple (pagan)

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

BSB (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

CSB (12)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

ESV (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

KJV (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

LEB (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

LSB (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

N95 (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

NAS (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

Ezra 7

Daniel 6

ASV (13)

in my palace 1

in the temple 1

into the temple 1

of the palace 1

palace 2

the temple 5

to his palace 1

unto the temple 1

BSB (13)

in my palace 1

in the temple 1

of the palace 1

palace 1

the roof of the royal palace 1

the temple 5

there 1

to his palace 1

to the temple 1

CSB (12)

palace 3

the king 1

the temple 8

ESV (13)

palace 5

temple 8

KJV (13)

palace 5

temple 8

LEB (13)

in my palace 1

in the temple 1

palace⌋ 1

the palace 2

the temple 5

to his palace 1

to the temple 2

LSB (13)

palace 5

temple 8

N95 (13)

palace 5

temple 8

NAS (13)

palace 5

temple 8

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (13)

in my palace 1

in the temple 1

into the temple 1

of the palace 1

palace 2

the temple 5

to his palace 1

to the temple 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[הֵיכַל] noun masculine palace, temple (Assyrian loan-word; Biblical Hebrew; also Palmyrene היכלא and הכלא Lzb²⁵⁹ SAC⁴³); — emphatic הֵיכְלָא Ezra 4:14 +; construct הֵיכַל Daniel 4:26; suffix הֵיכְּ לִי Daniel 4:1, לֵהּ- Daniel 6:19; —

1 place of king Daniel 4:1; Daniel 4:26; Daniel 5:5; Daniel 6:19; Ezra 4:14 (see מְלַח).

2 temple:

a. in Jerusalem Daniel 5:2,3; Ezra 5:14a.; Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:5 (twice in verse).

b. in Babylon Ezra 5:14b.c.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

הֵיכַל emphat. הֵיכְלָא Chald. like the Hebrew.

(1) the palace of a king, Daniel 4:1, 26 Ezra 4:14.

(2) a temple, Daniel 5:2,,.

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List of Word Forms

בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃ בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א בהיכלא בהיכלי׃ הֵֽיכְלָ֛א הֵֽיכְלָא֙ הֵיכְלָ֖א הֵיכְלָ֥א הֵיכַ֧ל היכל היכלא לְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙ לְהֵיכְלָ֖א לְהֵיכְלָ֤א להיכלא להיכלה bə·hê·ḵə·lā bə·hê·ḵə·lî beheicheLa beheicheLi bəhêḵəlā bəhêḵəlî hê·ḵal hê·ḵə·lā heiChal heicheLa heichLa hêḵal hêḵəlā lə·hê·ḵə·lā lə·hê·ḵə·lêh leheicheLa leheicheLeh ləhêḵəlā ləhêḵəlêh