הֵיכַל
hêykal · hay-kal'
{a large public building, such as a palace or temple}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H1964 (הֵיכָל)
{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 הֵיכַל 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
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the temple5 · 38%
- from the king's palace1 · 8%
- them into the temple1 · 8%
- into the temple1 · 8%
- unto the temple1 · 8%
- in my palace1 · 8%
- the palace1 · 8%
- palace1 · 8%
- to his palace1 · 8%
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.