הֵֽיכְלָ֛/א

𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋/𐤀

heykhela

the temple

(Aramaic) corresponding to הֵיכָל; {a large public building, such as a palace or temple}; palace, temple.

H1965

Daniel 5:3 · Word #8

Lexicon H1965

Lemmaהֵיכַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋
Transliterationhêykal
Strong'sH1965
In-contextthe temple

Morphology ANcmsd/Td 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 d — Determined — The noun is definite

SIBI-P1 H1965-01

the grand hall-palace

Rootהיכל (h-y-k-l)
Core Meaningspalace, grand hall, royal residence, temple structure
Semantic Rangeroyal palace, temple sanctuary, large public hall, sacred dwelling place of a deity, imperial residence
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, הֵיכַל denotes the majestic dwelling place of a king or of Elohim, emphasizing sovereignty, grandeur, and ordered sacred space; it links royal authority with divine habitation, especially in exilic and post-exilic contexts where imperial and divine palaces mirror one another.
Morphological NotesAramaic common masculine singular noun in the emphatic (determined/definite) state; the ־ָא ending marks definiteness ("the").
Rendering RationaleThe noun הֵיכְלָא is an Aramaic masculine singular in the emphatic (definite) state, indicated by the ending ־ָא, thus "the" is required. Rendering it "the grand hall-palace" preserves the core idea of a large, majestic royal or sacred structure while maintaining the singular masculine definite sense of the form.

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

Words from Root היכל (palace, grand hall, royal residence, temple structure)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1964-07 heykhalekha your grand palace-temple
H1964-08 heykhalo his palace-hall
H1965-02 leheykhela to the grand hall

Word Usage (13 occurrences of H1965)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 4:1 בְּ/הֵיכְלִֽ/י beheykheli in my palace
Daniel 4:26 הֵיכַ֧ל heykhal the palace
Daniel 5:2 הֵיכְלָ֖/א heykhela the-temple