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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לִשְׁכָּהH3957
Pronunciationlishkah
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 Itchambers6×Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 42:5, Ezekiel 42:13, Ezekiel 44:19
of the chambers4×Jeremiah 35:2, Ezekiel 42:4, Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:12
the chamber4×2 Kings 23:11, Ezra 10:6, Jeremiah 35:4
the storerooms4×Nehemiah 10:37, Nehemiah 10:38, Nehemiah 10:39, Nehemiah 13:4
chamber2×Jeremiah 36:12, Ezekiel 40:45
From the chamber2×Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:21
the chambers2×Ezekiel 42:7, Ezekiel 42:8
. . .1×Ezekiel 45:5
[were] chambers1×Ezekiel 42:10
a chamber1×Jeremiah 35:4
and chambers1×1 Chronicles 23:28
and the chamber1×Ezekiel 40:46
and the outer chambers1×Ezekiel 41:10
chambers [was]1×Ezekiel 42:9
in the chamber1×Jeremiah 36:20
in the chambers1×Ezra 8:29
into the hall1×1 Samuel 9:22
just like the chambers1×Ezekiel 42:11
room1×Nehemiah 13:5
rooms1×1 Chronicles 28:12
stayed in the temple chambers1×1 Chronicles 9:33
storerooms1×2 Chronicles 31:11
that the rooms1×Nehemiah 13:9
the group of chambers1×Ezekiel 42:1
the room1×Nehemiah 13:8
the rooms1×1 Chronicles 9:26
There was a chamber1×Ezekiel 40:38
were chambers1×Ezekiel 40:17
were two chambers1×Ezekiel 40:44
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 9:22לִשְׁכָּ֑תָהtointo the hallNoun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular2 Kings 23:11לִשְׁכַּת֙tothe chamberNoun - feminine singular construct1 Chronicles 9:26הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתtothe roomsArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Chronicles 9:33בַּלְּשָׁכֹ֖תtostayed in the temple chambersPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1 Chronicles 23:28הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹתtoand chambersArticle | Noun - feminine plural1 Chronicles 28:12הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹתtoroomsArticle | Noun - feminine plural2 Chronicles 31:11לְשָׁכ֛וֹתtostoreroomsNoun - feminine pluralEzra 8:29הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתtoin the chambersArticle | Noun - feminine plural constructEzra 10:6לִשְׁכַּ֖תtothe chamberNoun - feminine singular constructNehemiah 10:37לִשְׁכ֣וֹתtothe storeroomsNoun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Samuel 9:22
Aligned rows47
Books represented8
1 Samuel12 Kings11 Chronicles42 Chronicles1Ezra2Nehemiah7Jeremiah8Ezekiel23
Source forms
הַלְּשָׁכ֔וֹת3xhal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 23:28, Ezekiel 42:7
הַלְּשָׁכ֑וֹת3xhal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯNehemiah 13:9, Jeremiah 35:2, Ezekiel 42:7
הַלְּשָׁכ֗וֹת3xhal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯEzekiel 42:8, Ezekiel 42:11, Ezekiel 42:12
לִֽשְׁכ֣וֹת3xliš·ḵō·wṯEzekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 42:13
הַלִּשְׁכָּ֗ה2xhal·liš·kāhEzekiel 40:45, Ezekiel 42:1
הַלְּשָׁכ֖וֹת2xhal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ1 Chronicles 28:12, Nehemiah 10:38
הַלְּשָׁכ֜וֹת2xhal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯEzekiel 41:10, Ezekiel 42:4
לִשְׁכַּ֣ת2xliš·kaṯJeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 36:12
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural15x1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 28:12, Nehemiah 10:38
Noun - feminine plural5x2 Chronicles 31:11, Ezekiel 40:17, Ezekiel 42:10, Ezekiel 45:5
Noun - feminine plural construct5xNehemiah 10:37, Ezekiel 40:44, Ezekiel 42:13
Noun - feminine singular construct5x2 Kings 23:11, Ezra 10:6, Jeremiah 35:4, Jeremiah 36:12
Article | Noun - feminine singular3xNehemiah 13:8, Ezekiel 40:45, Ezekiel 42:1
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct3xNehemiah 13:4, Jeremiah 36:10, Jeremiah 36:20
Article | Noun - feminine plural construct2xEzra 8:29, Ezekiel 46:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 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 definitionSource: 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
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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
CovenantPresence