Lexical Definition

‎הֵיכַל‎ hêykal (hay-kal') temple ^A:N-M
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎הֵיכָל‎

palace, temple.

• {a large public building, such as a palace or temple}

1) palace, temple
1a) palace
1b) temple (in Jerusalem)
1c) temple (pagan)

Extended Information

Aramaic of: הֵיכָל

• : temple

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: הֵיכָל
Also see: מְלַח

[‎הֵיכַל‎] noun masculine palace, temple (Assyrian loan-word; Biblical Hebrew; also Palmyrene ‎היכלא‎ and ‎הכלא‎ Lzb²⁵⁹ SAC⁴³); — emphatic ‎הֵיכְלָא‎ Ezra 4:14 +; construct ‎הֵיכַל‎ Dan 4:26* suffix ‎הֵיכְּ לִי‎ Dan 4:1*, ‎לֵהּ‎- Dan 6:19* —

1. place of king Dan 4:1*; Dan 4:26*; Dan 5:5; Dan 6:19*; Ezra 4:14 (see ‎מְלַח‎).

2. temple:
a. in Jerusalem Dan 5:2; Dan 5:3; Ezra 5:14 a.; Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:5 (twice in verse).
b. in Babylon Ezra 5:14 b.c.

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