דְּבִירdᵉbîyr
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary
Pronunciation: deb-eer' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1687
Meanings
hindmost chamber, innermost room of the temple of Solomon = קדשׁ הקדשׁים holy of holies, most holy place, the place of the ark and the cherubic images, the throne-room of Yahweh (1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 6:16; 1 Kings 6:19; 1 Kings 6:20; 1 Kings 6:21)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 6:5 He built a complex of rooms against the outer walls of the Temple, all the way around the sides and rear of the building.
- 1 Kings 6:16 He partitioned off an inner sanctuary—the Most Holy Place—at the far end of the Temple. It was 30 feet deep and was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.
- 1 Kings 6:19 He prepared the inner sanctuary at the far end of the Temple, where the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant would be placed.
- 1 Kings 6:20 This inner sanctuary was 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 30 feet high. He overlaid the inside with solid gold. He also overlaid the altar made of cedar.
- 1 Kings 6:21 Then Solomon overlaid the rest of the Temple’s interior with solid gold, and he made gold chains to protect the entrance to the Most Holy Place.
- 1 Kings 6:22 So he finished overlaying the entire Temple with gold, including the altar that belonged to the Most Holy Place.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).