Lexical Summary chitson: outer, external Original Word: חִיצוֹןTransliteration: chitson Phonetic Spelling: (khee-tsone') Part of Speech: Adjective Short Definition: outer, external Meaning: the, wall side, exterior, secular Strong's Concordance outer, outward, utter, without From chayits; properly, the (outer) wall side; hence, exterior; figuratively, secular (as opposed to sacred) -- outer, outward, utter, without. see HEBREW chayits Brown-Driver-Briggs H2435. chitson חִיצוֺן adjective outer, external (opposed to מְּנִימִי) feminine חִיצוֺנָה (for חוֺצוֺן, by dissimilation, BaNB xxix PhilBAS ii. 2. 362 Ges§ 27. 3 R 6) — 1 2 Kings 16:18 הַחִיצוֺנָה הִמֶלֶךְ מְבוֺא the outer entry of the king (namely to the Temple), Ezekiel 44:1 the outer gate of the sanctuary, החיצונךְ החצר the outer court (of the Temple) 10:5; 40:17, 20, 31, 34, 37; 42:1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14; 44:19, 1; 46:9, 20, 21, compare Esther 6:4 (of Ahasuerus'palace), 2 Chronicles 33:14 ח ׳חוֺמָה an outer wall (built by Manasseh for the דָּוִיד עִיר); הַחִיצוֺן absolute, in לַחִיצוֺן 1 Kings 6:29-30, בַּחִיצוֺן Ezekiel 41:17 (הַבַּיִת being understood) of the outer (part of the Temple), i.e. the Holy Place (compare מְּנִימָה מְּנִימִי,, of the Holy of holies). 2 figurative outward, external הַחִיצוֺנָה הַמְּלָאכָה Nehemiah 11:16; 1 Chronicles 26:29, of business not distinctively sacred, in which Levites were engaged (compare The Late Hebrew use of ׳ח to denote extra-canonical, as Sanh. 10:1 [Jost, 11:1 Surenh.] החיצונים ספרים). II. חוץ (√ of following; compare Arabic sew together, Aramaic bind, compress, σφίγγειν, bandage: IV. encompass, wall, which is often compared, does not correspond phonetically). |
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