הֵיכָל
hêykâl · hay-kawl'
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H3201 (יָכֹל) (in the sense of capacity);
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: palace, temple.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › the hand that works › the open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads
To reveal, behold of the hand that works of the open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הֵיכָל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
80 occurrences · 80 OT · 0 NT · 48 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the temple13 · 18%
- the temple13 · 18%
- temple11 · 15%
- in the temple6 · 8%
- palaces3 · 4%
- out of his temple2 · 3%
- in the palace2 · 3%
- them in the temple2 · 3%
- into the temple2 · 3%
- palace2 · 3%
- of his temple2 · 3%
- both of the temple1 · 1%
- that is, the temple1 · 1%
- to wit, of the temple1 · 1%
- the palace1 · 1%
- out of the temple1 · 1%
- not into the temple1 · 1%
- them in his temple1 · 1%
- in his temple1 · 1%
- and in his temple1 · 1%
- of thy temple1 · 1%
- because of thy temple1 · 1%
- of a palace1 · 1%
- and to the temple1 · 1%
- from the temple1 · 1%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.