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Hebrew noun (masculine) · H1964

הֵיכָל

hekalhay-kawl'

temple

80 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: hêykâl

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1964is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 23 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 48
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H1964

a large public building, such as a palace or temple

The King James renders it: palace, temple.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

hekal is rendered "temple". It stands 80 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-three books.

  • Thirteen of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.1 Samuel 1:9So 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.
  • The Greek text spells it forty-eight different ways.

The first use

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.

1 Samuel 1:9הֵיכַ֥ל

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • temple of20
  • the temple14
  • in temple of7
  • in palace of4
  • temple his3
  • from temple his2
  • from temple of2
  • in palaces of2
  • in the temple2
  • of the temple2
  • temple your2
  • to the temple2

and 18 more, 80 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

הֵיכַלhekaltempleUses13

The words it stands beside

All 80, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

48 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • הֵיכַ֣ל9
  • בְּהֵיכַ֣ל6
  • הֵיכַ֤ל4
  • הַהֵיכָ֖ל3
  • הֵיכַ֥ל3
  • בְּהֵיכַ֖ל2
  • בְּהֵיכַ֥ל2
  • בַּֽהֵיכָ֔ל2
  • בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי2
  • הַֽהֵיכָ֖ל2
  • הַֽהֵיכָ֑ל2
  • הַהֵיכָ֔ל2

and 36 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)21HNcmsc
  • the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular15HTd/Ncmsa
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)14HR/Ncmsc
  • preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular6HRd/Ncmsa
  • preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular4HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
  • noun · masculine singular3HNcmsa
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular3HNcmsc/Sp3ms
  • conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2HC/Td/Ncmsa
  • noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular2HNcmsc/Sp2ms
  • preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncmpc
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa
  • conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Ncmsc

1 Samuel

two uses
  • 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.

    1 Samuel 1:9

    • הֵיכַ֥לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.

    1 Samuel 3:3

    • בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple of

2 Samuel

one use
  • In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

    2 Samuel 22:7

    • מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙meheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: from temple his

1 Kings

seven uses
  • 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.

    1 Kings 6:3

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • Against the walls of the temple and the inner sanctuary, Solomon built a chambered structure around the temple, in which he constructed the side rooms.

    1 Kings 6:5

    • לַֽהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the temple
  • And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long.

    1 Kings 6:17

    • הַהֵיכָ֥לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • In the same way he made four-sided doorposts of olive wood for the sanctuary entrance.

    1 Kings 6:33

    • הַֽהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • Thus 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.

    1 Kings 7:21

    • הַֽהֵיכָ֑לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • the 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.

    1 Kings 7:50

    • לַהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: of the temple
  • Some time later, Naboth the Jezreelite happened to own a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

    1 Kings 21:1

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: palace of

2 Kings

four uses
  • 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.

    2 Kings 18:16

    • הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.”

    2 Kings 20:18

    • בְּהֵיכַ֖לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in palace 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.

    2 Kings 23:4

    • מֵהֵיכַ֣לmeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from temple 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.

    2 Kings 24:13

    • בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: for temple of

2 Chronicles

eight uses
  • Then 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.

    2 Chronicles 3:17

    • הַהֵיכָ֔לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.

    2 Chronicles 4:7

    • בַּֽהֵיכָ֔לbaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the temple
  • Additionally, 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.

    2 Chronicles 4:8

    • בַּֽהֵיכָ֔לbaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the temple
  • the 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.

    2 Chronicles 4:22

    • לַהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: of the temple
  • 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.

    2 Chronicles 26:16

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.

    2 Chronicles 27:2

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.

    2 Chronicles 29:16

    • בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple of
  • Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon some of the articles from the house of the LORD, and he put them in his temple in Babylon.

    2 Chronicles 36:7

    • בְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbeheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in palace his

Ezra

three uses
  • 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.

    Ezra 3:6

    • וְהֵיכַ֥לveheikhalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and temple 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.

    Ezra 3:10

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

    Ezra 4:1

    • הֵיכָ֔לheikhalnoun · masculine singulartagged: a temple

Nehemiah

three uses
  • Later, 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!”

    Nehemiah 6:10

    • הַֽהֵיכָ֗לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
    • הַהֵיכָ֔לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • But 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!”

    Nehemiah 6:11

    • הַהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple

Psalms

thirteen uses
  • But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

    Psalms 5:7

    • הֵֽיכַל־heikhal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.

    Psalms 11:4

    • בְּֽהֵ֘יכַ֤לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple of
  • In 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.

    Psalms 18:6

    • מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹmeheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: from temple his
  • One 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.

    Psalms 27:4

    • בְּהֵיכָלֽוֹ׃beheikhalopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: in temple his
  • The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

    Psalms 29:9

    • וּבְהֵיכָל֑וֹuveheikhaloconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and in temple his
  • All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.

    Psalms 45:8

    • הֵ֥יכְלֵיheikhleinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: palaces of
  • They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king.

    Psalms 45:15

    • בְּהֵ֣יכַלbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in palace of
  • Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.

    Psalms 48:9

    • הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃heikhalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: temple your
  • Blessed 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.

    Psalms 65:4

    • הֵיכָלֶֽךָ׃heikhalekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: temple your
  • Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.

    Psalms 68:29

    • מֵֽ֭הֵיכָלֶךָmeheikhalkhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: from temple your
  • The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

    Psalms 79:1

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.

    Psalms 138:2

    • הֵיכַ֪לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters like corner pillars carved to adorn a palace.

    Psalms 144:12

    • הֵיכָֽל׃heikhalnoun · masculine singulartagged: a palace

Proverbs

one use
  • and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

    Proverbs 30:28

    • בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbeheikheleipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in palaces of

Isaiah

five uses
  • In 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.

    Isaiah 6:1

    • הַהֵיכָֽל׃haheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • 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.

    Isaiah 13:22

    • בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbeheikheleipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in palaces 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.”

    Isaiah 39:7

    • בְּהֵיכַ֖לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in palace of
  • who 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.’”

    Isaiah 44:28

    • וְהֵיכָ֖לveheikhalconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and temple
  • Hear 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!

    Isaiah 66:6

    • מֵֽהֵיכָ֑לmeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: from temple

Jeremiah

six uses
  • Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

    Jeremiah 7:4

    • הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
    • הֵיכַ֥לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.

    Jeremiah 24:1

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • Listen 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.

    Jeremiah 50:28

    • הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃heikhalonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: temple his
  • Sharpen 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.

    Jeremiah 51:11

    • הֵיכָלֽוֹ׃heikhalonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: temple his

Ezekiel

ten uses
  • 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.

    Ezekiel 8:16

    • הֵיכַ֣לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
    • הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • Then the man brought me into the outer sanctuary and measured the side pillars to be six cubits wide on each side.

    Ezekiel 41:1

    • הַהֵיכָ֑לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • Then 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.”

    Ezekiel 41:4

    • הַֽהֵיכָ֑לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • Next 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,

    Ezekiel 41:15

    • וְהַֽהֵיכָל֙vehaheikhalconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the temple
  • Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance.

    Ezekiel 41:20

    • הַׄהֵׄיׄכָֽׄלׄ׃haheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple of
  • The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.

    Ezekiel 41:21

    • הַֽהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • Both the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,

    Ezekiel 41:23

    • לַֽהֵיכָ֖לlaheikhalpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: to the temple
  • Cherubim 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.

    Ezekiel 41:25

    • הַֽהֵיכָל֙haheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple
  • For the chambers on the outer court were fifty cubits long, while those facing the temple were a hundred cubits long.

    Ezekiel 42:8

    • הַהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple

Daniel

one use
  • young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

    Daniel 1:4

    • בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in palace of

Hosea

one use
  • Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.

    Hosea 8:14

    • הֵֽיכָל֔וֹתheikhalotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: palaces

Joel

one use
  • For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.

    Joel 3:5

    • לְהֵיכְלֵיכֶֽם׃leheikheleikhempreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: to own temples your

Amos

one use
  • “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”

    Amos 8:3

    • הֵיכָל֙heikhalnoun · masculine singulartagged: temple

Jonah

two uses
  • At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’

    Jonah 2:4

    • הֵיכַ֖לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.

    Jonah 2:7

    • הֵיכַ֖לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of

Micah

one use
  • Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

    Micah 1:2

    • מֵהֵיכַ֥לmeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from temple of

Nahum

one use
  • The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.

    Nahum 2:6

    • וְהַֽהֵיכָ֖לvehaheikhalconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and the palace

Habakkuk

one use
  • But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

    Habakkuk 2:20

    • בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple of

Haggai

two uses
  • Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,

    Haggai 2:15

    • בְּהֵיכַ֥לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple 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:

    Haggai 2:18

    • הֵֽיכַל־heikhal-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of

Zechariah

five uses
  • 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.

    Zechariah 6:12

    • הֵיכַ֥לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple 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.’

    Zechariah 6:13

    • הֵיכַ֤לheikhalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: temple of
  • The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.

    Zechariah 6:14

    • בְּהֵיכַ֥לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple 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.”

    Zechariah 6:15

    • בְּהֵיכַ֣לbeheikhalpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in temple of
  • This 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.

    Zechariah 8:9

    • הַהֵיכָ֖לhaheikhalthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the temple

Malachi

one use
  • “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

    Malachi 3:1

    • הֵיכָל֜וֹheikhalonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: temple his

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Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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