Ezekiel 41:23

וּשְׁתַּ֧יִם דְּלָת֛וֹת לַֽהֵיכָ֖ל וְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

וּ שְׁתַּ֧יִם
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
שְׁתַּ֧יִם
Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, feminine dual, absolute state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: had two
two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15
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two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.
both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.
a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.
double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.
twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.
twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

BDB10007 H8145 H8147

BDB10006 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10008

תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

BDB8886 H8147

BDB8885 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8887

שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG xlix (1895), 202 Ges«GKC:97b»§ 97b note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb380; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:
1. no other number:
  a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RSSemitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges«GKC:134e»§ 134e); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges«GKC:135o»§ 135o) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
  b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.
2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.
3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Köii. 1. 215 ff. Ges«GKC:97f»§ 97f.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
šĕnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
  • two
    • two (the cardinal number)
      • two, both, double, twice
      second (the ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers"both (a dual number)

דְּלָת֛וֹת
דְּלָת֛וֹת
Root word doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
Dictionary form: דֶּלֶת · deh-LET

Noun — Common, feminine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: doors
the doors ×28 the door ×13 doors ×5 gates ×4 leaves ×4 door ×3 the gates ×3 and doors ×2
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door — Most common; best for single residential or temple doors.
gate — Prefer when referring to city or large compound entrances.
doorway — Emphasizes the opening/passage rather than the panel itself.
panel — Use for decorative or structural 'leaves' of a large door.
lid — Rare; reserve for chest or ark cover contexts.

BDB1938 H1817

BDB1937 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1939

דָּל, דַּל noun door, see below דלה. below

BDB1942 H1817

BDB1941 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1943

[דָּל] noun [masculine] door (Phoenician דל) only figurative: construct דַּל שָׂפָתָ֑י Ps 141:3.

BDB1943 H1817

BDB1942 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1944

[דָּלָה] noun feminine door, only Qr דְּלָ˜תְךָ (Kt דלתיך) Isa 26:20 figurative, door of chamber in which people (personified) hides (compare also דֶּלֶת dual)

BDB1946 H1817

BDB1945 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1947

דֶּ֫לֶת noun feminine (? masculineNeh 13:19) door (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian daltu(m) StrmAv 1843 SchrCOT Gloss; Phoenician plural דלהת CISi. 7. 3; — according to BaZMG 1887, 607 from √ ידל, Assyrian edilu, to bolt, bar) — דֶּלֶת (always absolute, and with article except Song 8:9 + Ezek 41:24 but here Co article) Gen 19:10 + 18 t.; דָּ֑לֶת Gen 19:9; Judg 19:22 suffix דַּלְתּוֺ 2Kgs 12:10 Du. דְּלָתַיִם (compare Sta§ 187 a) Deut 3:5 + 9 t., דְּתָ֑יִם Job 38:10 construct דַּלְתֵי Josh 2:19 + 6 t. + Ezek 26:2 Co; suffix דְּלָתַי Job 31:32, דְּלָתֶיךָ Zech 11:1 + Isa 26:20 Kt (compare דָּלָה feminine noun), דְּלָתֶיהָ Josh 6:26; 1Kgs 16:34 plural דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 + 10 t.; construct דַּלְתוֺת Judg 3:23 + 19 t. + Ezek 26:2 (Co דלתי); suffix דַּלְתֹתַי Prov 8:34, דַּלְתוֺתָיו 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22 דַּלְתֹתָיו Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15 דַּלְתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Chr 4:9

1. door of house (distinguished from door-way, compare 1Kgs 6:31 פֶּתַח Gen 19:6) Gen 19:9; Gen 19:10; Exod 2:6 (all J E) Deut 15:17; Josh 2:19 (JE) Judg 11:31; Judg 19:22; Judg 19:27; 1Sam 21:14 (דלתות השׁער) 2Kgs 4:4; 2Kgs 4:5; 2Kgs 6:32 (twice in verse); Isa 57:8; Job 31:32 so figurative of wisdom's house Prov 8:34 לִשְׁקֹד עַלדַּֿלְתֹתַי; particular doors of house of ׳י 1Sam 3:15 (׳הֵיכַל י v1Sam 3:3); temple 1Kgs 6:34 (3 t. in verse); 1Kgs 7:50; 2Kgs 18:16; 1Chr 22:3; 2Chr 3:7; 2Chr 4:22; 2Chr 28:24; 2Chr 29:3; Neh 6:10; Mal 1:10 so of Ezekiel's temple, Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:24 (5 t. in verse); Ezek 41:25.
2. door of room Judg 3:23; Judg 3:24; Judg 3:25; 2Sam 13:17; 2Sam 13:18; 2Kgs 4:33; 2Kgs 9:3; 2Kgs 9:10. especially doors of דביר or קדשׁים ׳ק 1Kgs 6:31; 1Kgs 6:32; 1Kgs 7:50; 2Chr 4:22 compare also Ezek 41:23 also of court עֲזָרָה 2Chr 4:9 (twice in verse), and of porch אוּלָם 2Chr 29:7.
3. gates of city Deut 3:5; Josh 6:26 (compare 1Kgs 16:34) Judg 16:3; 1Sam 23:7; 2Chr 8:5; 2Chr 14:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:3; Neh 3:6; Neh 3:13; Neh 3:14; Neh 3:15; Neh 6:1; Neh 7:1 (׳ד then generally distinct from שׁער, which denotes the whole structure of gate, including posts, open space, etc., while ׳ד is swinging door), Neh 7:3; Neh 13:19 (where also sense narrower than || שׁעת) Isa 45:1 (|| שׁערים) compare vIsa 45:2 and Ps 107:16; Jer 49:31; Ezek 38:11.
4. in other senses (mostly figurative): door (probably lid) of chest 2Kgs 12:10 aperture of womb Job 3:10 (בטני ׳ד); jaws of crocodile Job 41:6 (פניו ׳ד); lips of man Eccl 12:4 doors enclosing and shutting off sea Job 38:8; Job 38:10 doors of heaven through which comes rain Ps 78:23 (compare ׳אֲרֻבֹּת השׁ Gen 7:11); of column of MS. (from shape) Jer 36:23 figurative of easily accessible woman, Song 8:9 in simile Prov 26:14 of Jerusalem as gate of people Ezek 26:2 of Lebanon Zech 11:1.

doors, door, gates, leaves, lid
delet
something swinging, i.e., the valve of a door
  • door, gate
    • a door
      • "a gate"(figuratively)
      • of chest lid
        • "of crocodile jaws"of doors of the heavens"of an easily-accessible woman

לַֽ הֵיכָ֖ל
לַֽ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
הֵיכָ֖ל
Root word temple, palace, palaces, temples
Dictionary form: הֵיכָל · hay-KAWL

לַ
Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the temple
the temple ×19 of the temple ×12 temple ×11 in the temple ×6 palaces ×3 in the palace ×2 of his temple ×2 out of his temple ×2
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temple — Best for sacred/religious contexts; most universally recognized.
sanctuary — Emphasizes the holy, set-apart character of the space.
palace — Prefer for royal/secular contexts; grand official residence.
great hall — Highlights the large, ceremonial interior space.
shrine — Smaller or more localized sacred site; use with care.
royal court — For administrative or governmental palace settings.

BDB2148 H1964

BDB2147 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2149

הֵיכָל noun masculineNah 2:7 (on Isa 44:28 compare Che Di) palace, temple (see also Late Hebrew id. temple, Aramaic הֵיכָלָא, הֵיכְלָא, , palace, temple, Palmyrene הכלא temple Vog16; compare Arabic (probably Aramaic loan-word according to Frä274), Ethiopic temple; Assyrian ekallu, palace, temple; — probably loan-word from Akkadian e-gal, great house, compare SchrHI 148 COT 2Kgs 20:18 HptE-vowel 11 f. LehmannŠamaššumukîn 126, and on usage Dl338; > from יכל (וכל) = כול contain Ew§ 162 b Thes Add84; compare Ol§ 191 b HoffmAGG xxxvi. Mai 1889:25 Dlw; from an original יכל LagBN 121, but compare HomZMG 1890.547) absolute ׳ה Amos 8:3 + 27 t. (׳הַה 1Kgs 6:17 +); construct הֵיכַל Mic 1:2 + 35 t.; suffix הֵיכָלָ֑ךָ Ps 48:10 + 2 t.; הֵיכָלוֺ Jer 50:28 + 7 t.; plural הֵיכָלוֺת Hos 8:14 construct הֵיכְלֵי Isa 13:22 + 2 t.; suffix הֵיכְלֵיכֶם Joel 4:5 — never in Hexateuch, rarely in Samuel & pre-exile prophets; especially frequently in Ki Ezekiel & late prophets, also Chronicles; occasionally in Psalms; —

1. rather seld. (royal) palace (so almost always in Assyrian); of Ahab 1Kgs 21:1, of king of Babylon 2Kgs 20:18 = Isa 38:17; 2Chr 36:7, compare Dan 1:4, and plural הֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג Isa 13:22 luxurious palaces; at Nineveh נָמוֺג ׳וְהַה Nah 2:7 not clearly defined are הֵיכַל מֶלֶךְ Ps 45:16 and הֵיכְלֵי שֵׁן vPs 45:9 הֵיכָלוֺת Hos 8:14 (in Northern Israel); see also וְהֵילִילוּ שִׁירוֺת הֵיכָל בַּיּוֺם הַהוּא Amos 8:3 and palace-songs shall be howlings in that day; compare also (probably) of Phoenician palaces Joel 4:5 quite general הֵיכְלֵי מֶלֶךְ, Prov 30:28, & תַּבְנִית הֵיכָל Ps 144:12 (simile of well-proportioned daughters); — usual term for royal palace in Hebrew is בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ, see בית.
2. of palace of God considered as king, = house of God or of ׳י, temple (compare ׳הַה Isa 6:1
  e. below where prophet sees אדני ישֵׁב עַלכִּֿסֵּא):
  a. of early, pre-Solomonic house at Shiloh ׳הֵיכַל י 1Sam 1:9; 1Sam 3:3 (= ׳בֵּית י 1Sam 1:7; 1Sam 3:15 פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד 1Sam 2:22 omitted by ᵐ5 We Klo Dr) with doors (דלתות, 1Sam 3:15) & a doorpost (מזוזה 1Sam 1:9) (compare 2Sam 22:7 = Ps 18:7 e below).
  b. of Solomon's temple: specifically the hall or nave of the temple (the holy place, distinguished from the דְּבִּיר the inner sanctuary, the Holy of Holies, and with this included in the more general term ׳בֵּית י or הַבַּיִת, 1Kgs 6:1; 1Kgs 6:2 + often) 1Kgs 6:17 (compare v1Kgs 6:19 v1Kgs 6:20 & v1Kgs 6:2) also v1Kgs 6:5 v1Kgs 6:33; 1Kgs 7:50 = 2Chr 4:22 further 2Chr 4:7; 2Chr 4:8; Ezek 8:16 (twice in verse) הָאוּלָם עַלפְּֿנֵי הֵיכַל הַבַּיִת 1Kgs 6:3 אֻלָם הַהֵיכָל 1Kgs 7:21 || עַלפְּֿנֵי הַהֵיכָל 2Chr 3:17 ׳הֵיכַל י 2Kgs 18:16 also in wide sense (apparently = ׳בֵּית י), ׳הֵיכַל י 2Kgs 23:4; 2Kgs 24:13 (|| ׳בֵּית י), Jer 7:4 (3 t. in verse) (|| ׳בֵּית י vJer 7:2), Jer 24:1 see also נִקְמַת הֵיכָלוֺ Jer 50:28; Jer 51:11 (both || ׳נִקְמַת י); 2Chr 26:16; 2Chr 27:2, compare 2Chr 29:16 (|| ׳פְּנִ֫ימָה בֵית י; opposed to ׳י ׳חֲצַר ב), in all three ׳הֵיכַל י.
  c. hall or nave of Ezekiel's temple, the holy place (see above) (included in הַבַּיִת, the general term embracing the whole group of buildings) Ezek 41:1; Ezek 41:4; Ezek 41:15; Ezek 41:21; Ezek 41:23; Ezek 41:25 (compare vEzek 41:20) Ezek 42:8.
  d. general designation of 2 nd temple, הַהֵיכָל Zech 8:9 (|| צְבָאוֺת ׳בֵּית י); oftener ׳הֵיכַל י Hag 2:15; Hag 2:18; Zech 6:12; Zech 6:13; Zech 6:14; Zech 6:15; Ezra 3:6; Ezra 3:10, הֵיכָלוֺ Mal 3:1; Ps 27:4 בּוֺנִים הֵיכָל ליהוה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Ezra 4:1 (הַ)הֵיכָל Neh 6:10 (twice in verse) (|| בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים), vNeh 6:11; Isa 44:28, compare also Isa 66:6. — הֵיכָל occurs occasionally in Psalms, without conclusive evidence, in all cases, to what temple reference is had; apparently distinguished from ׳בֵּית י (as below b) Ps 5:8 (הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ; see בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ vPs 5:7); perhaps also Ps 68:30 (distinguished from Holy of Holies by De Che; yet verse obscure); but no distinction evident Ps 79:1; Ps 138:2; Jonah 2:5; Jonah 2:8 (all הֵיכַל קָדְשְׁךָ); compare קְדשׁ הֵיכָל֑ךָ Ps 65:5 (|| בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ); as containing the worshipping assembly Ps 48:10.
  e. of the heavenly temple where ׳י sits enthroned Isa 6:1 his abode in the heavens 2Sam 22:7 = Ps 18:7; Ps 11:4 (|| שָׁמַיִם; compare זְבֻל קָדְשׁוֺ Isa 63:15, || id.), Isa 29:9 אֲדֹנָי מֵהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֺ Mic 1:2, compare Hab 2:20 ויהוה בְּהֵיכַל קָדְשׁוֺ.

BDB9472 H1965 H1964 H4415

BDB9471 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9473

[הֵיכַל] noun masculine palace, temple (Assyrian loan-word; Biblical Hebrew; also Palmyrene היכלא and הכלא Lzb259 SAC43); — emphatic הֵיכְלָא Ezra 4:14 +; construct הֵיכַל Dan 4:26 suffix הֵיכְּ לִי Dan 4:1, לֵהּ- Dan 6:19 —

1. place of king Dan 4:1; Dan 4:26; Dan 5:5; Dan 6:19; Ezra 4:14 (see מְלַח).
2. temple:
  a. in Jerusalem Dan 5:2; Dan 5:3; Ezra 5:14 a.; Ezra 5:15; Ezra 6:5 (twice in verse).
  b. in Babylon Ezra 5:14 b.c.

temple, palace, palaces, temples
hêkāl
a large public building, such as a palace or temple
  • palace, temple, nave, sanctuary
    • palace
      • "temple (palace of God as king)"hall, nave (of Ezekiel's temple)"temple (of heavenly temple)

וְ לַ קֹּֽדֶשׁ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
לַ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
קֹּֽדֶשׁ
Root word holy, sanctuary, most, things, holiness, …
Dictionary form: קֹדֶשׁ · koh-DESH

לַ
Hidden "the" לַ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the sanctuary
holy ×53 of the sanctuary ×44 the holy ×39 my holy ×16 in the holy ×15 an holy ×13 of the holy ×13 is most ×11
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holiness — Best for abstract quality; noun contexts describing God's nature.
sacred — Versatile adjective; fits persons, places, objects, and times.
sanctuary — Prefer when the referent is a physical sacred space or temple.
holy — Modernizes KJV directly; widely understood in liturgical contexts.
consecrated — Emphasizes deliberate setting-apart; good for dedicated objects or persons.
set apart — Plain, contemporary; highlights separation from common/profane use.

BDB7327 H6946 H6947 H6944 H5880 H8483

BDB7326 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7328

II. קָדֵשׁ proper name, of a location (sacred; but perhaps originally קֶדֶשׁ and pointing artificial to distinguish from ׳ק in N); —

1. Καδης: in south of Judah Gen 16:14 (J), Gen 20:1 (E), in מִדְבַּר פָּארָן Num 13:26 (P), specifically צִן ׳מ Num 20:1; Num 33:36, compare קָדֵשׁ ׳מ Ps 29:8 on western border of Edom Num 20:16 (E), Num 33:37 (P), compare Num 20:14 (E), vNum 20:22 (P), Judg 11:16; Judg 11:17 (hence RobBR ii. 175, 194 sought it at `Ain Weibeh, in west of Arabah); long adobe of Israel during Exodus. Deut 1:46 ׳מֵי מְרִיבַת ק Num 27:14 (compare Num 20:1-13), Deut 32:51 (P), Ezek 47:19 (read מְרִיבַת), Ezek 48:28, compare Deut 33:2 (see קֹדֶשׁ near the end); compare עֵין מִשְׁפָּט Gen 14:7 = בַּרְנֵעַ ׳ק (meaning of ׳ב unknown; ᵐ5 Kings (τοῦ) βαρνη); — Num 32:8 (J), Deut 1:2; Deut 1:19; Deut 2:14; Deut 9:23; Josh 10:41 (D), Num 34:4; Josh 15:3 (P); — modern ±Ain †adîs (kudais, ), approximately 50 miles south of Beersheba, J.Rowlands (1842) see GWilliamsHoly City, 464 f., and especially HCTrumbull (1881)Kadesh Barnea, 238-321.
2. Hittite capital on the Orontes, north of Damascus, towards Hamath (Egyptian †dš, †dšu, †dše WMMAs.u.Eur.213 ff.); — 2Sam 24:6 ᵐ5L We Dr Kit Bu Löhr, reading אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים קָדֵ֫שָׁה for ᵑ0 תַּחְתִּים חָדְשִׁי ׳א (הַחִתִּים already HiGeschichte. Israel i. 29; קָדֵ֫שָׁה Th, קֶ֫דְשָׁה Klo, of קֶדֶשׁ in Naphtali); HPS doubts.

BDB7328 H4720 H6944

BDB7327 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7329

מִקְדָּשׁ noun masculineAmos 7:9 sacred place, sanctuary; — ׳מ Exod 25:8 +; מִקְּדָשׁ Exod 15:17 (Ges«GKC:20h»§ 20h Köii. 1, 471); construct מִקְדַּשׁ Lev 16:33 +; suffix מִקְדָּשִׁי Lev 20:3 +, etc., מִקְדְּשׁוֺ Num 18:29 (Köii. 1, 97); plural מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7, construct מִקְדְּשֵׁי Jer 51:51 + 2 t.; suffix מִקְדָּשַׁי Lev 21:23 מְקַדְשֵׁיהֶם Ezek 7:24 (on anomalous pointing see Ew§ 215 a Hi-Sm; but probably Pi`el Participle was in mind, Ges«GKC:93oo»§ 93oo Anm.; < read מִקְדְּשֵׁיהֶם); etc.; —

1. old Israel sanctuaries: of ׳י at Shechem Josh 24:26 (E); probably also Exod 15:17 (i.e. Shiloh); plural of sanct. to be destroyed by ׳י Lev 26:31 (H); ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי יִשׂ in Northern Israel Amos 7:9 מִקְדַּשׁמֶֿלֶךְ vAmos 7:13 (Bethel).
2. of the nations: Moab Isa 16:12 plural of Tyre Ezek 28:18 (Co Toy [not Berthol Krae] read קָדְשְׁךָ thy sanctity).
3. tabernacle and its precincts Exod 25:8 (P) +; מִקְדַּשׁ הַקֹּדֶשׁ Lev 16:33, plural Lev 21:23.
4. temple and precincts 1Chr 22:19; Isa 63:18; Ps 74:7 +; בֵּית מִקְדָּשָׁם 2Chr 36:17, מקדשׁ הבית Ezek 48:21, ׳מְכוֺן מ Dan 8:11 plural of many sacred places in and about the temple. ׳מִקְדְּשֵׁי בית י Jer 51:51 מִקְדְּשֵׁי אֵל Ps 73:17. Doubtful are: מִמִּקְדָּשֶׁיךָ Ps 68:36 (ᵐ5 ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ ᵑ9 de sanctuario; SS מִקְדָּשֶׁ֑ךָ); מִקְדָּשִׁים Ezek 21:7 (ᵐ5 Co Berthol Buhl מִקְדָּשָׁם; Toy Krae מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ; || יְרוּשָׁלַםִ); וּמִקְדָּשׁ לַמִּקְדָּשׁ Ezek 45:4b (Co, after ᵐ5, מִפְקָד לְקָדְשָׁם [לְבָֽתֵּי]; Toy וּלְמִגְרָשִׁים [לְבָֽתִּים], compare Krae לְמִגְרָשׁ).
5. ׳י will become ׳לְמ for his people Ezek 11:16 (BrMP 268), so apparently Isa 8:14 (but gloss Du CheHpt Marti; LagSemitic i. 16 מִקָּשׁ i.e. stumbling-block [he compare Syriac strike]).
6. of ׳י's future sanct., בתוכם לעולם ׳מ Ezek 37:26; Ezek 37:28. — (מִמֶּנּוּ) אֶתקּמִקְדְּשׁוֺ (מִכָּלחֶֿלְבּוֺ) Num 18:29 even the hallowed part there of AV RV, but this not the meaning of ׳מ; Ew§ 255 c assumes מַ֗֗֗קְדֵּשׁ in this sense; < read קָדְשׁוֺ (see קֹדֶשׁ 3 d), מִ being dittograph

holy, sanctuary, most, things, holiness, …
qōdeš
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
  • apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness
    • apartness, sacredness, holiness
      • of God
        • "of places"of things
      set-apartness, separateness

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
וּשְׁתַּ֧יִם דְּלָת֛וֹת Tevir — a lesser break לַֽהֵיכָ֖ל Tipeha — a lesser break וְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ Silluq — end of the verse

וּשְׁתַּיִם דְּלָתוֹת לַֽהֵיכָל וְלַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
23
And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.
Cross References

1 Kings 6:31

וְאֵת פֶּתַח הַדְּבִיר עָשָׂה דַּלְתוֹת עֲצֵי-שָׁמֶן הָאַיִל מְזוּזוֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית׃
31
And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.

Ezekiel 41:1

וַיְבִיאֵנִי אֶל-הַהֵיכָל וַיָּמָד אֶת-הָאֵילִים שֵׁשׁ-אַמּוֹת רֹחַב מִפּוֹ וְשֵׁשׁ-אַמּֽוֹת-רֹחַב מִפּוֹ רֹחַב הָאֹֽהֶל׃
1
Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.

2 Chronicles 4:22

וְהַֽמְזַמְּרוֹת וְהַמִּזְרָקוֹת וְהַכַּפּוֹת וְהַמַּחְתּוֹת זָהָב סָגוּר וּפֶתַח הַבַּיִת דַּלְתוֹתָיו הַפְּנִֽימִיּוֹת לְקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים וְדַלְתֵי הַבַּיִת לַֽהֵיכָל זָהָֽב׃
22
And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
Ezekiel 41:22
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