לִשְׁכָּהlishkâh
room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
Pronunciation: lish-kaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3957
Meanings
1.
a. of room connected with a sanctuary (בָּמָה), where sacrificial meal was eaten (1 Samuel 9:22; 1 Samuel 1:18)
b. connected with Solomon's temple, where wine offered to Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:2; Jeremiah 35:4; Jeremiah 36:10)
c. in Ezekiel's temple, cells for priests, singers, etc. (Ezekiel 40:17; Ezekiel 40:38; Ezekiel 40:44)
d. in second temple, as store-rooms (Ezra 8:29; Nehemiah 10:38; Nehemiah 10:39)
2. of scribe's room in royal palace (Jeremiah 36:12; Jeremiah 36:20; Jeremiah 36:21)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 47 times in the Bible.
- 1 Samuel 9:22 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, honoring them above the thirty special guests.
- 2 Kings 23:11 He removed from the entrance of the Lord’s Temple the horse statues that the former kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were near the quarters of Nathan-melech the eunuch, an officer of the court. The king also burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.
- 1 Chronicles 9:26 The four chief gatekeepers, all Levites, were trusted officials, for they were responsible for the rooms and treasuries at the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 9:33 The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.
- 1 Chronicles 23:28 The work of the Levites was to assist the priests, the descendants of Aaron, as they served at the house of the Lord. They also took care of the courtyards and side rooms, helped perform the ceremonies of purification, and served in many other ways in the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 28:12 David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple, the outside rooms, the treasuries, and the rooms for the gifts dedicated to the Lord.
See every passage
- 1 Samuel 9:22
- 2 Kings 23:11
- 1 Chronicles 9:26, 9:33, 23:28, 28:12
- 2 Chronicles 31:11
- Ezra 8:29, 10:6
- Nehemiah 10:37, 10:38, 10:39, 13:4, 13:5, 13:8, 13:9
- Jeremiah 35:2, 35:4, 36:10, 36:12, 36:20, 36:21
- Ezekiel 40:17, 40:38, 40:44, 40:45, 40:46, 41:10, 42:1, 42:4, 42:5, 42:7, 42:8, 42:9, 42:10, 42:11, 42:12, 42:13, 44:19, 45:5, 46:19
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).