דְּבִיר
de.vir (H1687)
sanctuary
AI Word Study
The Hebrew word "de.vir" (H1687) carries the meaning of "sanctuary." This term is primarily related to geography and place, indicating a location considered sacred or set apart for ritual or ceremonial purposes. From an analytical perspective, the word "de.vir" is used 16 times throughout the Bible, suggesting its significance and importance within the narrative. Its presence is scattered throughout various accounts, underscoring the importance of specific sanctuaries in conveying themes, events, or character motivation. Given its frequency and geographical focus, the term "de.vir" likely played a pivotal role in anchoring the physical and spiritual context of the biblical narrative. The sanctuary, as a sacred space, served as a backdrop for encounters between people and God, highlighting the interconnectedness of place and spirituality in the ancient world.
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Against the wall of the house, he built floors all around, against the walls of the house all around, both of the temple and of the inner sanctuary; and he made side rooms all around.
He built twenty cubits on the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built them for it within, for an inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.
He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.
Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he covered the altar with cedar.
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.
He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary, he made doors of olive wood. The lintel and door posts were a fifth part of the wall.
and the lamp stands, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold;
The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings.
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the holy place before the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside. They are there to this day.
He made chains in the inner sanctuary, and put them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains.
and the lamp stands with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;
The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside; and it is there to this day.
Hear the voice of my petitions, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.