What does מְלָאכָה · חִיצוֹן mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4399, H2435
מְלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה
Properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) · properly, the (outer) wall side ; hence, exterior ; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
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מְלָאכָה H4399 properly, deputyship , i.e. ministry ; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)
חִיצוֹן H2435 properly, the (outer) wall side ; hence, exterior ; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred)
Pronunciation ḥiyṣwōn
Exterior positioning metaphorically signifies the secular or profane realm, opposed to sacred inner sanctum.
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What does מְלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה (melakhah hachitsonah) mean in the Bible?
מְלָאכָה · חִיצוֹן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Outside work, external service related to the house of God.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4399, H2435?
H4399, H2435 is connected to 192 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Outside work, external service related to the house of God.
Strong's H4399, H2435
Lexical occurrences 192 verses Source Gloss
Outside work, external service related to the house of God.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְלָאכָה הַחִיצוֹנָה is built from this root:
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