1965. hekal

Strong's Lexicon

hekal: Temple, palace, sanctuary

Original Word: הֵיכַל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: heykal
Pronunciation: hay-KAHL
Phonetic Spelling: (hay-kal')
Definition: Temple, palace, sanctuary
Meaning: a large public building, palace, temple

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be spacious or to make wide.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3485 (ναός, naos): Refers to a temple or sanctuary, often used in the New Testament to describe the inner sanctuary or the entire temple complex.

- G2411 (ἱερόν, hieron): Refers to the temple precincts or the entire temple area, including the courts.

Usage: The Hebrew word "hekal" primarily refers to a large, spacious building, often used to denote a temple or palace. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, it is most frequently used to describe the Temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. It can also refer to royal palaces or other grand structures.

Cultural and Historical Background: The concept of a "hekal" is deeply rooted in the ancient Near Eastern tradition of constructing grand edifices for both religious and royal purposes. The Temple in Jerusalem, often referred to as "hekal," was the focal point of Jewish worship and the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. Solomon's Temple, in particular, was renowned for its grandeur and served as a symbol of Israel's covenant relationship with God. The term also reflects the broader cultural practice of building palaces for kings, emphasizing the authority and majesty of the ruler.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
(Aramaic) of foreign origin
Definition
a palace, temple
NASB Translation
palace (5), temple (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[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 5:14 a.; Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:5 (twice in verse).

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

palace, temple

(Aramaic) corresponding to heykal -- palace, temple.

see HEBREW heykal

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

Ezra 4:14
HEB: דִּֽי־ מְלַ֤ח הֵֽיכְלָא֙ מְלַ֔חְנָא וְעַרְוַ֣ת
NAS: we are in the service of the palace, and it is not fitting
KJV: maintenance from [the king's] palace, and it was not
INT: have maintenance of the palace the service dishonor

Ezra 5:14
HEB: הַנְפֵּק֙ מִן־ הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם
NAS: had taken from the temple in Jerusalem,
KJV: out of the temple that [was] in Jerusalem,
INT: had taken of the temple whom Jerusalem

Ezra 5:14
HEB: וְהֵיבֵ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹ לְהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בָבֶ֑ל
NAS: and brought them to the temple of Babylon,
KJV: and brought them into the temple of Babylon,
INT: and brought these to the temple whom of Babylon

Ezra 5:14
HEB: מַלְכָּ֗א מִן־ הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בָבֶ֔ל
NAS: took from the temple of Babylon
KJV: out of the temple of Babylon,
INT: King of the temple whom of Babylon

Ezra 5:15
HEB: אֲחֵ֣ת הִמּ֔וֹ בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
NAS: [and] deposit them in the temple in Jerusalem
KJV: them into the temple that [is] in Jerusalem,
INT: deposit them the temple in Jerusalem

Ezra 6:5
HEB: הַנְפֵּ֛ק מִן־ הֵיכְלָ֥א דִי־ בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם
NAS: took from the temple in Jerusalem
KJV: out of the temple which [is] at Jerusalem,
INT: took of the temple which Jerusalem

Ezra 6:5
HEB: יַהֲתִיב֗וּן וִ֠יהָךְ לְהֵיכְלָ֤א דִי־ בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙
NAS: to their places in the temple in Jerusalem;
KJV: and brought again unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem,
INT: be returned again the temple which Jerusalem

Daniel 4:4
HEB: בְּבֵיתִ֔י וְרַעְנַ֖ן בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃
NAS: and flourishing in my palace.
KJV: and flourishing in my palace:
INT: my house and flourishing my palace

Daniel 4:29
HEB: עֲשַׂ֑ר עַל־ הֵיכַ֧ל מַלְכוּתָ֛א דִּ֥י
NAS: on the [roof of] the royal palace of Babylon.
KJV: in the palace of the kingdom
INT: ten in palace the royal forasmuch

Daniel 5:2
HEB: אֲב֔וּהִי מִן־ הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
NAS: had taken out of the temple which
KJV: out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem;
INT: his father of of the temple which Jerusalem

Daniel 5:3
HEB: הַנְפִּ֗קוּ מִן־ הֵֽיכְלָ֛א דִּֽי־ בֵ֥ית
NAS: that had been taken out of the temple, the house
KJV: out of the temple of the house
INT: had been taken of of the temple which the house

Daniel 5:5
HEB: דִּֽי־ כְתַ֥ל הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א
NAS: of the king's palace, and the king
KJV: of the king's palace: and the king
INT: forasmuch of the wall palace forasmuch of the king's

Daniel 6:18
HEB: אֲזַ֨ל מַלְכָּ֤א לְהֵֽיכְלֵהּ֙ וּבָ֣ת טְוָ֔ת
NAS: went off to his palace and spent the night
KJV: went to his palace, and passed the night
INT: went the king to his palace the night fasting

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1965
13 Occurrences

bə·hê·ḵə·lā — 1 Occ.
bə·hê·ḵə·lî — 1 Occ.
hê·ḵal — 1 Occ.
hê·ḵə·lā — 3 Occ.
hê·ḵə·lā — 4 Occ.
lə·hê·ḵə·lā — 2 Occ.
lə·hê·ḵə·lêh — 1 Occ.