What does הֵיכָל · ναός mean in the Bible?
הֵיכָל · ναός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the sanctuary or palace where God’s presence dwells".
Hebrew · H1964, G3485
הֵיכָל
A large public building, such as a palace or temple · a fane, shrine, temple
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הֵיכָל H1964 a large public building, such as a palace or temple
Pronunciation mihêḵālô
Royal or sacred architectural space; shifts from earthly palace to God's heavenly temple as theological metaphor
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ναός G3485 a fane, shrine, temple
Pronunciation naós
The inner sanctuary or holy of holies, distinct from the entire temple complex (ἱερόν).
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What does הֵיכָל (heikal) mean in the Bible?
הֵיכָל · ναός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the sanctuary or palace where God’s presence dwells".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1964, G3485?
H1964, G3485 is connected to 80 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the sanctuary or palace where God’s presence dwells
Strong's H1964, G3485
Lexical occurrences 80 verses Source Gloss
the sanctuary or palace where God’s presence dwells
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֵיכָל is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain