Hebrew and Greek words › Hebrew › H1965
הֵיכַל hekhal
Hebrew word for “temple” · Strong’s H1965 · used 13 times in 10 verses
Meaning
: temple; 1) palace, temple; 1a) palace; 1b) temple (in Jerusalem); 1c) temple (pagan)
Senses in the lexicon
- temple (8)
- temple: palace (5)
How it is translated
Glosses given for hekhal in context, with how often each is used:
- temple the 8
- palace 3
- palace the 2
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Daniel 5 (3), Ezra 5 (2), Daniel 4 (2), Ezra 4 (1), Ezra 6 (1), Daniel 6 (1)
Forms
- היכלא 7
- להיכלא 2
- בהיכלא 1
- בהיכלי 1
- היכל 1
- להיכלה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with hekhal more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- מָאן man “utensil” 5
- נְפַק nephaq “to go out” 5
- דִּי di “that” 8
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalem “Jerusalem” 5
- בַּיִת bayit “house” 5
- מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 6
- עַל al “since” 5
- דְּהַב dehav “gold” 4
- נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר nevukhadnetstsar “Nebuchadnezzar” 4
- אֱלָהּ elah “god” 4
- מִן־ min “from” 4
- כְּסַף kesaph “silver” 3
Key verses
The verses using hekhal that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Ezra 4:14 — Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
- Ezra 5:14 — And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the…
- Ezra 5:15 — And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
- Ezra 6:5 — And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto…
- Daniel 4:4 — I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace:
- Daniel 4:29 — At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.
- Daniel 5:2 — Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was…
- Daniel 5:3 — Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives,…
- Daniel 5:5 — In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king…
- Daniel 6:18 — Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.