What does חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn) mean in the Bible?
חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn): Exterior positioning metaphorically signifies the secular or profane realm, opposed to sacred inner sanctum.
Hebrew · H2435
חִיצוֹן
Properly, the (outer) wall side ; hence, exterior ; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
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חִיצוֹןH2435
Pronunciationḥiyṣwōn
What does חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn) mean in the Bible?
חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn): Exterior positioning metaphorically signifies the secular or profane realm, opposed to sacred inner sanctum.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2435?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the outer (11), and outer sanctuaries (2), faced the outer (2), outside (2), . . . (1).
Where does חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 6:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (18), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe outer11×2 Chronicles 33:14, Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 40:31
and outer sanctuaries2×1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30
faced the outer2×Ezekiel 40:34, Ezekiel 40:37
outside2×2 Kings 16:18, Nehemiah 11:16
. . .1×Ezekiel 44:19
belonged to the outer1×Ezekiel 42:3
far as the outer1×Ezekiel 10:5
from the outer1×Ezekiel 42:9
had the outside1×1 Chronicles 26:29
of the outer1×Ezekiel 40:20
on the outer1×Ezekiel 42:8
outer sanctuary1×Ezekiel 41:17
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1 Kings 6:29וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃toand outer sanctuariesConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular1 Kings 6:30וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃toand outer sanctuariesConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular2 Kings 16:18הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָהtooutsideArticle | Adjective - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1 Chronicles 26:29הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙tohad the outsideArticle | Adjective - feminine singular2 Chronicles 33:14חִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀tothe outerAdjective - feminine singularNehemiah 11:16הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙tooutsideArticle | Adjective - feminine singularEsther 6:4הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הtothe outerArticle | Adjective - feminine singularEzekiel 10:5הַחִיצֹנָ֑הtofar as the outerArticle | Adjective - feminine singularEzekiel 40:17הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הtothe outerArticle | Adjective - feminine singularEzekiel 40:20הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑הtoof the outerArticle | Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 6:29
Aligned rows25
Books represented7
1 Kings22 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles1Nehemiah1Esther1Ezekiel18
Source forms
הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה5xha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāhEsther 6:4, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 40:34, Ezekiel 40:37
הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה2xha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāhEzekiel 40:20, Ezekiel 42:3
הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה2xha·ḥi·ṣō·w·nāhEzekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:8
וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃2xwə·la·ḥî·ṣō·wn1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30
הַֽחִיצ֔וֹן1xha·ḥî·ṣō·wnEzekiel 44:1
הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה1xha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh2 Kings 16:18
הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙1xha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh1 Chronicles 26:29
הַחִיצוֹנָ֔ה1xha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāhEzekiel 42:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - feminine singular19x1 Chronicles 26:29, Nehemiah 11:16, Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 10:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular2x1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30
Adjective - feminine singular1x2 Chronicles 33:14
Article | Adjective - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1x2 Kings 16:18
Article | Adjective - masculine singular1xEzekiel 44:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular1xEzekiel 41:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Exterior positioning metaphorically signifies the secular or profane realm, opposed to sacred inner sanctum.
Source Gloss
properly, the (outer) wall side ; hence, exterior ; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Exterior positioning metaphorically signifies the secular or profane realm, opposed to sacred inner sanctum.
properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred) BDB: outer Usage: outer, outward, utter, without.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חִיצוֹן is built from this root:
חַיִץH2434
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