Word Study · Strong's H1964 · Hebrew
הֵיכָל
hekal
hay-kawl'
Strong's 1890 spelling: hêykâl
“a large public building, such as a palace or temple”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
Rendered in the KJV as
palace, temple.
- 80occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 23 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 48inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 80 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 48
- הֵיכַ֣ל9
- בְּהֵיכַ֣ל6
- הֵיכַ֤ל4
- הַהֵיכָ֖ל3
- הֵיכַ֥ל3
- בְּהֵיכַ֖ל2
- בְּהֵיכַ֥ל2
- בַּֽהֵיכָ֔ל2
- בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי2
- הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל2
- הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל2
- הַהֵיכָ֔ל2
and 36 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 35
- [the] temple of19
- the temple13
- in [the] temple of5
- in [the] palace of4
- temple his3
- [is] in [the] temple of2
- from [the] temple of2
- from temple his2
- in the temple2
- of the temple2
- temple your2
- [are] [the] temple of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 18
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)21
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular15
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)14
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular6
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 21
- HTd/Ncmsa · 15
- HR/Ncmsc · 14
- HRd/Ncmsa · 6
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 4
- HNcmsa · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 3
- HC/Td/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 2
- HR/Ncmpc · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
All 80, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Psalms13 of 80 · 16%
- Ezekiel10 of 80 · 13%
- 2 Chronicles8 of 80 · 10%
- 1 Kings7 of 80 · 9%
- Jeremiah6 of 80 · 8%
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1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:9הֵיכַ֥לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.here: [the] temple of
- 1 Samuel 3:3בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.here: in [the] temple of
1 Kings7 occurrences
- 1 Kings 6:3הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.here: [the] temple of
- 1 Kings 6:5לַֽהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAgainst the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.here: to the temple
- 1 Kings 6:17הַהֵיכָ֥לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.here: [is] the temple
- 1 Kings 6:33הַֽהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIn the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.here: the temple
- 1 Kings 7:21הַֽהֵיכָ֑לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThus he set up the pillars at the portico of the temple. The pillar to the south he named Jachin, and the pillar to the north he named Boaz.here: the temple
- 1 Kings 7:50לַהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularthe pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.here: of the temple
- 1 Kings 21:1הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.here: [the] palace of
2 Kings4 occurrences
- 2 Kings 18:16הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.here: [the] temple of
- 2 Kings 20:18בְּהֵיכַ֖לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”here: in [the] palace of
- 2 Kings 23:4מֵהֵיכַ֣לmeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.here: from [the] temple of
- 2 Kings 24:13בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)As the LORD had declared, Nebuchadnezzar also carried off all the treasures from the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he cut into pieces all the gold articles that Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD.here: for [the] temple of
2 Chronicles8 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 3:17הַהֵיכָ֔לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he set up the pillars in front of the temple, one on the south and one on the north. The pillar on the south he named Jachin, and the pillar on the north he named Boaz.here: the temple
- 2 Chronicles 4:7בַּֽהֵיכָ֔לbaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularHe made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.here: in the temple
- 2 Chronicles 4:8בַּֽהֵיכָ֔לbaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularAdditionally, he made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. He also made a hundred gold bowls.here: in the temple
- 2 Chronicles 4:22לַהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularthe wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.here: of the temple
- 2 Chronicles 26:16הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.here: [the] temple of
- 2 Chronicles 27:2הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly.here: [the] temple of
- 2 Chronicles 29:16בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.here: in [the] temple of
- 2 Chronicles 36:7בְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbeheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularNebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon.here: in palace his
Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 3:6וְהֵיכַ֥לveheikhalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.here: and [the] temple of
- Ezra 3:10הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise the LORD, as David king of Israel had prescribed.here: [the] temple of
- Ezra 4:1הֵיכָ֔לheikhalnoun · masculine singularWhen the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,here: a temple
Nehemiah3 occurrences
- Nehemiah 6:10הַֽהֵיכָ֗לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularLater, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”here: the temple
- Nehemiah 6:10הַהֵיכָ֔לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularLater, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”here: the temple
- Nehemiah 6:11הַהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”here: the temple
Psalms13 occurrences
- Psalms 5:7הֵֽיכַל־heikhal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.here: [the] temple of
- Psalms 11:4בְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.here: [is] in [the] temple of
- Psalms 18:6מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹmeheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularIn my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.here: from temple his
- Psalms 27:4בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃beheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularOne thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.here: in temple his
- Psalms 29:9וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹuveheikhaloconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”here: and in temple his
- Psalms 45:8הֵ֥יכְלֵיheikhleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.here: palaces of
- Psalms 45:15בְּהֵ֣יכַלbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.here: in [the] palace of
- Psalms 48:9הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃heikhalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularWithin Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.here: temple your
- Psalms 65:4הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃heikhalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBlessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.here: temple your
- Psalms 68:29מֵֽ֭הֵיכָלֶךָmeheikhalkhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBecause of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.here: from temple your
- Psalms 79:1הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.here: [the] temple of
- Psalms 138:2הֵיכַ֪לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.here: [the] temple of
- Psalms 144:12הֵיכָֽל׃heikhalnoun · masculine singularThen our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.here: a palace
Isaiah5 occurrences
- Isaiah 6:1הַהֵיכָֽל׃haheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIn the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple.here: the temple
- Isaiah 13:22בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbeheikheleipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.here: in [the] palaces of
- Isaiah 39:7בְּהֵיכַ֖לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”here: in [the] palace of
- Isaiah 44:28וְהֵיכָ֖לveheikhalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularwho says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”here: and [the] temple
- Isaiah 66:6מֵֽהֵיכָ֑לmeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singularHear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!here: from [the] temple
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 7:4הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’here: [the] temple of
- Jeremiah 7:4הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’here: [the] temple of
- Jeremiah 7:4הֵיכַ֥לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’here: [are] [the] temple of
- Jeremiah 24:1הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.here: [the] temple of
- Jeremiah 50:28הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃heikhalonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularListen to the fugitives and refugees from the land of Babylon, declaring in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance for His temple.here: temple his
- Jeremiah 51:11הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃heikhalonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularSharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD— vengeance for His temple.here: temple his
Ezekiel10 occurrences
- Ezekiel 8:16הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.here: [the] temple of
- Ezekiel 8:16הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.here: [the] temple of
- Ezekiel 41:1הַהֵיכָ֑לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.here: the temple
- Ezekiel 41:4הַֽהֵיכָ֑לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he measured the room adjacent to the inner sanctuary to be twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. And he said to me, “This is the Most Holy Place.”here: the temple
- Ezekiel 41:15וְהַֽהֵיכָל֙vehaheikhalconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNext he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court,here: and the temple
- Ezekiel 41:20הַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃haheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularCherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance.here: the temple of
- Ezekiel 41:21הַֽהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.here: the temple
- Ezekiel 41:23לַֽהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularBoth the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,here: [belonged] to the temple
- Ezekiel 41:25הַֽהֵיכָל֙haheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularCherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.here: the temple
- Ezekiel 42:8הַהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularFor the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long.here: the temple
Jonah2 occurrences
- Jonah 2:4הֵיכַ֖לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’here: [the] temple of
- Jonah 2:7הֵיכַ֖לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.here: [the] temple of
Haggai2 occurrences
- Haggai 2:15בְּהֵיכַ֥לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,here: in [the] temple of
- Haggai 2:18הֵֽיכַל־heikhal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully:here: [the] temple of
Zechariah5 occurrences
- Zechariah 6:12הֵיכַ֥לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.here: [the] temple of
- Zechariah 6:13הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’here: [the] temple of
- Zechariah 6:14בְּהֵיכַ֥לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.here: in [the] temple of
- Zechariah 6:15בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”here: in [the] temple of
- Zechariah 8:9הַהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Let your hands be strong, you who now hear these words spoken by the prophets who were present when the foundations were laid to rebuild the temple, the house of the LORD of Hosts.here: the temple