What does לִשְׁכָּה (lishkah) mean in the Bible?
לִשְׁכָּה (lishkah): Designated interior chamber for specific function: storage, dwelling, or administrative use within temple or palace structures
Hebrew · H3957
לִשְׁכָּה
A room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
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לִשְׁכָּה H3957
Pronunciation lishkah
What does לִשְׁכָּה (lishkah) mean in the Bible?
לִשְׁכָּה (lishkah): Designated interior chamber for specific function: storage, dwelling, or administrative use within temple or palace structures
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3957?
The BSB source-word alignment has 47 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include chambers (6), of the chambers (4), the chamber (4), the storerooms (4), chamber (2).
Where does לִשְׁכָּה (lishkah) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 9:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (23), Jeremiah (8), Nehemiah (7), 1 Chronicles (4).
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 chambers 6× Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 42:5, Ezekiel 42:13, Ezekiel 44:19
of the chambers 4× Jeremiah 35:2, Ezekiel 42:4, Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:12
the chamber 4× 2 Kings 23:11, Ezra 10:6, Jeremiah 35:4
the storerooms 4× Nehemiah 10:37, Nehemiah 10:38, Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 13:4
chamber 2× Jeremiah 36:12, Ezekiel 40:45
From the chamber 2× Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:21
the chambers 2× Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:8
. . . 1× Ezekiel 45:5
[were] chambers 1× Ezekiel 42:10
a chamber 1× Jeremiah 35:4
and chambers 1× 1 Chronicles 23:28
and the chamber 1× Ezekiel 40:46
and the outer chambers 1× Ezekiel 41:10
chambers [was] 1× Ezekiel 42:9
in the chamber 1× Jeremiah 36:20
in the chambers 1× Ezra 8:29
into the hall 1× 1 Samuel 9:22
just like the chambers 1× Ezekiel 42:11
room 1× Nehemiah 13:5
rooms 1× 1 Chronicles 28:12
stayed in the temple chambers 1× 1 Chronicles 9:33
storerooms 1× 2 Chronicles 31:11
that the rooms 1× Nehemiah 13:9
the group of chambers 1× Ezekiel 42:1
the room 1× Nehemiah 13:8
the rooms 1× 1 Chronicles 9:26
There was a chamber 1× Ezekiel 40:38
were chambers 1× Ezekiel 40:17
were two chambers 1× Ezekiel 40:44
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 9:22 לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה to into the hall Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 2 Kings 23:11 לִשְׁכַּת֙ to the chamber Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Chronicles 9:26 הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת to the rooms Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 9:33 בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖ת to stayed in the temple chambers Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 23:28 הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת to and chambers Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 28:12 הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת to rooms Article | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 31:11 לְשָׁכ֛וֹת to storerooms Noun - feminine plural Ezra 8:29 הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת to in the chambers Article | Noun - feminine plural construct Ezra 10:6 לִשְׁכַּ֖ת to the chamber Noun - feminine singular construct Nehemiah 10:37 לִשְׁכ֣וֹת to the storerooms Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 9:22
Aligned rows 47
Books represented 8
1 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 1 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 7 Jeremiah 8 Ezekiel 23
Source forms
הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת 3x hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 23:28, Ezekiel 42:7
הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת 3x hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ Nehemiah 13:9, Jeremiah 35:2, Ezekiel 42:7
הַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹת 3x hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ Ezekiel 42:8, Ezekiel 42:11, Ezekiel 42:12
לִֽשְׁכ֣וֹת 3x liš·ḵō·wṯ Ezekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 42:13
הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה 2x hal·liš·kāh Ezekiel 40:45, Ezekiel 42:1
הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת 2x hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 28:12, Nehemiah 10:38
הַלְּשָׁכ֜וֹת 2x hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ Ezekiel 41:10, Ezekiel 42:4
לִשְׁכַּ֣ת 2x liš·kaṯ Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 36:12
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural 15x 1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 28:12, Nehemiah 10:38
Noun - feminine plural 5x 2 Chronicles 31:11, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 42:10, Ezekiel 45:5
Noun - feminine plural construct 5x Nehemiah 10:37, Ezekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 42:13
Noun - feminine singular construct 5x 2 Kings 23:11, Ezra 10:6, Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 36:12
Article | Noun - feminine singular 3x Nehemiah 13:8, Ezekiel 40:45, Ezekiel 42:1
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 3x Nehemiah 13:4, Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:20
Article | Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Ezra 8:29, Ezekiel 46:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 40:38
Evidence Summary
CovenantPresence
Hebrew word. Designated interior chamber for specific function: storage, dwelling, or administrative use within temple or palace structures
Source Gloss
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Designated interior chamber for specific function: storage, dwelling, or administrative use within temple or palace structures
a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging) BDB: room Usage: chamber, parlour. Compare 5393.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Chamber or storage room within temple complex.
Showing 1 selected witness from 48 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
לִשְׁכָּה is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
The misuse of temple chambers symbolizes deeper covenant compromise. Nehemiah 13:4-9
Canonical Themes
Covenant Presence
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