היכל

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היכל

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From Akkadian 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum), from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /⁠ēgal⁠/). Cognate with Arabic هَيْكَل (haykal) and Aramaic הֵיכְלָא (hēḵəlā).

noun הֵיכָל · hekhál · הֵיכָלִים · הֵיכָלוֹת · הֵיכַל־ · הֵיכְלֵי־

palace וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה כֶּרֶם הָיָה לְנָבוֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִי אֲשֶׁר בְּיִזְרְעֶאל אֵצֶל הֵיכַל אַחְאָב מֶלֶךְ שֹׁמְרוֹן׃
Similar: אַרְמוֹן
hall, large reception area for guests
the central sanctuary of the Holy Temple וַיָּמׇד אֶת־אׇרְכּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה וְרֹחַב עֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֶל־פְּנֵי הַהֵיכָל וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֶה קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים׃
metonymically the Holy Temple וַאֲנִי בְּרֹב חַסְדְּךָ אָבוֹא בֵיתֶךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה אֶל־הֵיכַל־קׇדְשְׁךָ בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ׃
Judaism ark (a decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept)
Temple (non-Orthodox synagogue)

Similar: ארון קודש, אֲרוֹן קֹדֶשׁ

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Similar: ארון קודש, אֲרוֹן קֹדֶשׁ

In English

palace large, lavish residence
Temple the chief temple to YHWH in Jerusalem

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {היכל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}