לְ/הֵיכְלָ֤/א
𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋/𐤀
hêykal
to the temple
A grand or significant building, especially one serving as the residence of a sovereign (palace) or a site for the worship of a deity (temple). Used primarily for royal palaces or state temples in the Hebrew Bible and related literature. The word encompasses both secular and sacred monumental architecture, and context determines the specific referent.
Ezra 6:5 · Word #19
Lexicon H1965
| Lemma | הֵיכַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 |
| Transliteration | hêykal |
| Strong's | H1965 |
| Definition | A grand or significant building, especially one serving as the residence of a sovereign (palace) or a site for the worship of a deity (temple). Used primarily for royal palaces or state temples in the Hebrew Bible and related literature. The word encompasses both secular and sacred monumental architecture, and context determines the specific referent. |
Morphology AR/Ncmsd/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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to the temple |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1965-05
to the grand palace-temple
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic common noun, masculine singular, emphatic (determined) state, with prefixed preposition לְ ("to"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun הֵיכְלָא (Aramaic emphatic state) denotes a singular, definite monumental structure associated with royal or divine authority; the prefixed לְ adds the sense "to." "Grand palace-temple" preserves the root-derived idea of a capacious, authority-linked structure without narrowing it to either secular or sacred use. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to the temple
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'to the grand palace-temple' is literal but too elaborate for this typical biblical context, where 'temple' is standard for heykhela, matching SILEX. |