The meaning of “חִיצוֹן”
Understanding chîytsôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
outer, outward, utter, without. - properly, the (outer) wall side - hence, exterior - figuratively, secular (as opposed ...
חִיצוֹן
outer, outward, utter, without. - properly, the (outer) wall side - hence, exterior - figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred) 1) outer, external, outward
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 6:30 | “And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.” Word: חִיצוֹן (chîytsôwn) | |
| 2 Kings 16:18 | “And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he from the house of the Lord for the king of Assyria.” Word: חִיצוֹן (chîytsôwn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 26:29 | “Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.” Word: חִיצוֹן (chîytsôwn) | |
| 2 Chronicles 33:14 | “Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.” Word: חִיצוֹן (chîytsôwn) | |
| Nehemiah 11:16 | “And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.” Word: חִיצוֹן (chîytsôwn) |
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