H1964
Temple (Hekal)
הֵיכָל (hekal)
The grand palace — the holy house where God's glory dwells among His people.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: hay-KAHL
Definition
Hekal is the Hebrew word for temple or palace, describing the grand, permanent structure Solomon built as God's dwelling. It was the center of Israel's worship, identity, and national life — the place where heaven touched earth.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
1 Kings 8:10-11
“The cloud filled the house of the LORD, So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.”Read in context
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.”Read in context
Psalm 27:4
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life.”Read in context
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