בַּֽ/הֵיכָ֔ל

𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋

baheykhal

in the temple

probably from יָכֹל (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple; palace, temple.

H1964

2 Chronicles 4:8 · Word #5

Lexicon H1964

Lemmaהֵיכָל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋
Transliterationhêykâl
Strong'sH1964
In-contextin the temple

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1964-01

in the capacious palace

Rootיכל (y-k-l)
Core Meaningscapacity, ability, power to contain, prevail
Semantic Rangepalace, royal residence, temple sanctuary, large public building, grand hall
Conceptual SignificanceRefers to the grand dwelling place of a king or of YHWH, emphasizing majesty, grandeur, and the capacity to contain divine or royal presence; often denotes the temple as the exalted earthly residence of God.
Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa) with prefixed preposition בְּ and definite article (בַּ = 'in the').
Rendering RationaleThe noun הֵיכָל likely derives from the root יכל, conveying capacity or ability, thus pointing to a grand, capacious structure. The form is masculine singular absolute with a prefixed preposition בַּ ('in the'), which is preserved in the rendering as "in the" and expressed as a singular, definite structure.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root יכל (capacity, ability, power to contain, prevail)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1964-02 beheykhal in the grand hall of
H1964-03 beheykhalo in his vast hall
H1964-04 beheykheley in the grand halls of

Word Usage (80 occurrences of H1964)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Samuel 1:9 הֵיכַ֥ל heykhal of the temple
1 Samuel 3:3 בְּ/הֵיכַ֣ל beheykhal in the temple
2 Samuel 22:7 מֵ/הֵֽיכָל/וֹ֙ meheykhalo from his temple