What does הֵיכַל (hēykal) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1965
הֵיכַל
Palace, temple.
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הֵיכַל H1965
Pronunciation hēykal
What does הֵיכַל (hēykal) mean in the Bible?
הֵיכַל (hēykal) is a Hebrew word meaning "palace, temple.".
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How does the BSB render H1965?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the temple (5), [there] (1), in my palace (1), in the temple (1), of the palace (1).
Where does הֵיכַל (hēykal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (7), Daniel (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the temple 5× Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:3
[there] 1× Ezra 5:14
in my palace 1× Daniel 4:4
in the temple 1× Ezra 5:15
of the palace 1× Ezra 4:14
palace 1× Daniel 5:5
the roof of the royal palace 1× Daniel 4:29
to his palace 1× Daniel 6:18
to the temple 1× Ezra 6:5
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:14 הֵֽיכְלָא֙ to of the palace Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 5:14 הֵֽיכְלָא֙ to the temple Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 5:14 לְהֵיכְלָ֖א to [there] Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 5:14 הֵֽיכְלָא֙ to the temple Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 5:15 בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א to in the temple Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 6:5 הֵיכְלָ֥א to the temple Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 6:5 לְהֵיכְלָ֤א to to the temple Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:4 בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃ to in my palace Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Daniel 4:29 הֵיכַ֧ל to the roof of the royal palace Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 5:2 הֵיכְלָ֖א to the temple Noun - masculine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:14
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 2
Ezra 7 Daniel 6
Source forms
הֵֽיכְלָא֙ 3x hê·ḵə·lā Ezra 4:14, Ezra 5:14
הֵיכְלָ֖א 2x hê·ḵə·lā Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:5
בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א 1x bə·hê·ḵə·lā Ezra 5:15
בְּהֵיכְלִֽי׃ 1x bə·hê·ḵə·lî Daniel 4:4
הֵיכַ֧ל 1x hê·ḵal Daniel 4:29
הֵיכְלָ֥א 1x hê·ḵə·lā Ezra 6:5
הֵֽיכְלָ֛א 1x hê·ḵə·lā Daniel 5:3
לְהֵיכְלָ֖א 1x lə·hê·ḵə·lā Ezra 5:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate 7x Ezra 4:14, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 5:2
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular determinate 2x Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 4:29
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Daniel 4:4
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular determinate 1x Ezra 5:15
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. palace, temple.
Source Gloss
palace, temple.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: palace Usage: palace, temple.
Word Origins
הֵיכַל is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain