1964

hēxāl הֵיכָל ‘temple’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from yāxōl יָכֹל ‘be able’ ( in the sense of capacity )
Roots: יכול יכול

hēxāl n, m
1) palace, temple, nave, sanctuary
 1a) palace
 1b) temple (palace of God as king)
 1c) hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple)
 1d) temple (of heavenly temple)

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 1:9, 3:3 2 Samuel 22:7 1 Kings 6:3, 7:21, 21:1, 6:17, 6:5, 6:33, 7:50 2 Kings 24:13, 18:16, 20:18, 23:4 Isaiah 6:1, 13:22, 66:6, 44:28, 39:7 Jeremiah 24:1, 7:4, 50:28, 51:11 Ezekiel 41:1, 8:16, 41:15, 41:25, 41:4, 42:8, 41:20, 41:23, 41:21 Hosea 8:14 Joel 4:5 Amos 8:3 Jonah 2:5, 2:8 Micah 1:2 Nahum 2:7 Habakkuk 2:20 Haggai 2:15, 2:18 Zechariah 6:12, 6:15, 8:9, 6:13, 6:14 Malachi 3:1 Psalms 11:4, 45:9, 18:7, 27:4, 29:9, 5:8, 138:2, 48:10, 79:1, 144:12, 65:5, 45:16, 68:30 Proverbs 30:28 Daniel 1:4 Ezra 3:6, 4:1, 3:10 Nehemiah 6:11, 6:10 2 Chronicles 27:2, 3:17, 26:16, 29:16, 4:7, 36:7, 4:22, 4:8

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