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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חִיצוֹן H2435
Pronunciation ḥiyṣwōn
What does חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn) mean in the Bible?
חִיצוֹן (ḥiyṣwōn): Exterior positioning metaphorically signifies the secular or profane realm, opposed to sacred inner sanctum.
Full entry for חִיצוֹן (H2435) · Open the biblical lexicon
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 It the outer 11× 2 Chronicles 33:14, Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 40:31
and outer sanctuaries 2× 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30
faced the outer 2× Ezekiel 40:34, Ezekiel 40:37
outside 2× 2 Kings 16:18, Nehemiah 11:16
. . . 1× Ezekiel 44:19
belonged to the outer 1× Ezekiel 42:3
far as the outer 1× Ezekiel 10:5
from the outer 1× Ezekiel 42:9
had the outside 1× 1 Chronicles 26:29
of the outer 1× Ezekiel 40:20
on the outer 1× Ezekiel 42:8
outer sanctuary 1× Ezekiel 41:17
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1 Kings 6:29 וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ to and outer sanctuaries Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1 Kings 6:30 וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ to and outer sanctuaries Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 2 Kings 16:18 הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה to outside Article | Adjective - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Chronicles 26:29 הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ to had the outside Article | Adjective - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 33:14 חִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀ to the outer Adjective - feminine singular Nehemiah 11:16 הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ to outside Article | Adjective - feminine singular Esther 6:4 הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה to the outer Article | Adjective - feminine singular Ezekiel 10:5 הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה to far as the outer Article | Adjective - feminine singular Ezekiel 40:17 הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה to the outer Article | Adjective - feminine singular Ezekiel 40:20 הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה to of the outer Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 6:29
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 7
1 Kings 2 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Esther 1 Ezekiel 18
Source forms
הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה 5x ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 40:34, Ezekiel 40:37
הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה 2x ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh Ezekiel 40:20, Ezekiel 42:3
הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה 2x ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·nāh Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:8
וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ 2x wə·la·ḥî·ṣō·wn 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30
הַֽחִיצ֔וֹן 1x ha·ḥî·ṣō·wn Ezekiel 44:1
הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה 1x ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh 2 Kings 16:18
הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ 1x ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh 1 Chronicles 26:29
הַחִיצוֹנָ֔ה 1x ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh Ezekiel 42:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Adjective - feminine singular 19x 1 Chronicles 26:29, Nehemiah 11:16, Esther 6:4, Ezekiel 10:5
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 6:29, 1 Kings 6:30
Adjective - feminine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 33:14
Article | Adjective - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x 2 Kings 16:18
Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 44:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 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 definition Source: 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:
חַיִץ H2434
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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