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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Chamber

Chamber [Heb. ḥeḏer, ‘^alîyâ, liškâ, niškâ (Neh. 3:30; 12:44; 13:7f), ḥuppâ (Ps. 19:5), p^enîm (Ps. 45:13), gaḇ (Ezk. 16:24, 31, 39), ṣēlā’ (1 K. 6:5; 7:3; Ezk. 41:5–9, 11), ma‘^alôṯ (Am. 9:6); Aram ‘illîṯ (Dnl. 6:10); Gk. hyperó̄on (Acts 20:8)]; AV also PARLOUR, LOFT (1 K. 17:19),

Parlour

Parlour The AV translation of Heb. ḥeḏer (1 Ch. 28:11; RSV “chamber”; NEB “court”), liškâ (1 S. 9:22; RSV “hall”; NEB “dininghall”), and ʾ^alîyâ (Jgs. 3:20–25; RSV, NEB, “roof chamber”). See Chamber; Hall; House V.

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Chamber

CHAMBER. Equivalent to a room, especially a private one (Gen 43:30; Jdg 16:9). The word “room” is preferred in present-day English. Chamber is used of the rooms in the temple, whether in Solomon’s temple (1 Chr 9:26, 33) or the post-Exilic temple (Ezr 8:29), or especially in the temple of Ezekiel’s vision

Loft

LOFT. In 1 Kgs 17:19, translated “upper chamber” in RSV, or “upper room” in NASB. Loft refers to a small room built on the flat roof of a Palestinian house. It was a permanent room as compared with tents (2 Sam 16:22) or booths (Neh 8:16) that might be temporarily constructed on a rooftop. The loft of

Parlour

PARLOUR. Rendering of three Heb. words in the OT.1. Heb. ḥeder. i.e., chamber (1 Chr 28:11), the inner rooms of Solomon’s temple, probably the holy place and the holy of holies. It is also rendered “innermost part” and “inward part.”2. Heb. lishkâ, rendered “parlour” once (1 Sam 9:22), otherwise

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Chamber

Chamber. Gen. 43:30; 2 Sam. 18:33; Ps. 19:5; Dan. 6:10. The word chamber in these passages has much the same significance as with us, meaning the private rooms of the house—the guest chamber, as with us, meaning a room set apart for the accommodation of the visiting friend. Mark 14:14, 15; Luke 22:12.

Parlor

Parlor, a word in English usage meaning the common room of the family, and hence probably in DAV denoting the king’s audience-chamber, so used in reference to Eglon. Judges 3:20–25.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Chamber

CHAMBER (Heb. ḥūppâ, “canopy”). A bridal couch with curtains (Ps. 19:5; Joel 2:16). The same word is employed by the Jews today for the canopy under which the marriage ceremony is still performed. Also refers to an apartment of a house (which see).

Parlour

PARLOUR. Archaic rendering of several Heb. terms. In 1 Chron. 28:11 Heb. ḥeder refers to the inner rooms (so NASB and NIV) of the Temple porch and holy place. Hebrew ˓alı̂yyâ in Judg. 3:20–28 refers to a “cool roof chamber” (NASB) or “upper room” (NIV) upon the flat roof of a house. It was open to

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Chamber

Chamber—“on the wall,” which the Shunammite prepared for the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:10), was an upper chamber over the porch through the hall toward the street. This was the “guest chamber” where entertainments were prepared (Mark 14:14). There were also “chambers within chambers” (1 Kings 22:25;

Parlour

Parlour—(from the Fr. parler, “to speak”) denotes an “audience chamber,” but that is not the import of the Hebrew word so rendered. It corresponds to what the Turks call a kiosk, as in Judg. 3:20 (the “summer parlour”), or as in the margin of the Revised Version (“the upper chamber of cooling”), a small

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Chamber

CHAMBER — a Room inside of, or on the roof of, a house or a public building (Gen. 43:30). The upper chamber was a room on the roof, often favored because of its cool location (2 Kin. 23:12). “Chamber” is also used symbolically in the Bible; the psalmist praised God for sending rain on the earth from

Parlor

PARLOR — KJV word for an inner room in the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Chr. 28:11; inner chamber, NKJV). This word also refers to a room on the flat roof of a house, used in the summer as a cool retreat (Judg. 3:20–25).Also see House.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CHAMBER

CHAMBER<cham’-ber> (the translation of the following Hebrew words: חֶדר‎ [chedher], חֻפָּה‎ [chuppah], יָצִיעַ‎ [yatsià], יָצוּעַ‎ [yatsuà], לִשְׁכָּה‎ [lishkah], נִשְׁכָּה‎ [nishkah], עֲלִיָּה‎ [̀aliyah], צֵלָע‎ [tselà], and the Aramaic word עִלִּיּת‎ [̀illith]): For the most part the word chamber

PARLOR

PARLOR<par’-ler>: This word in the King James Version, occurring in Judges 3:20–25; 1 Samuel 9:22; 1 Chronicles 28:11, is in every instance changed in the Revised Version: in Judges into “upper room,” in 1 Samuel into “guest-chamber,” in 1 Chronicles into “chambers,” representing as many

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Chamber

CHAMBER English translation of at least seven Hebrew words referring to a portion of a house or building. Included are sleeping quarters (2 Kings 6:12); bathroom (Judg. 3:24); private inner room reserved for a bride (Judg. 15:1; Joel 2:16); private, personal cubicle in the temple furnished with benches

Parlour

PARLOUR British variant of “parlor.” The KJV used “parlour” in three passages. In each case modern translations replace parlor with a term more suitable to the context: (1) inner chambers (NRSV), courts (REB), or rooms (NIV) of the temple (1 Chron. 28:11); (2) dining hall (REB) or hall (NIV, NRSV) in

The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 1, A–C

Chamber

chamber. This English word is used frequently in the KJV and the NRSV as the rendering of various Hebrew words, especially liškâ H4384 (e.g., Ezek 40:17) and ḥeder H2540 (e.g., Isa. 26:20). For many of these occurrences, the NIV prefers “room” (however, see Ezra 8:29; Job 37:9; Ps. 45:13; Cant. 1:4;

The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5

Chamber

CHAMBER, chāmʹbēr (the tr of the following Heb words: חֶדֶר‎, ḥedher, חֻפָּה‎, ḥuppāh, יָצִיעַ‎, yāçī^a‛, יָצוּעַ‎, yāçū^a‛, לִשְׁכָּה‎, lishkāh, נִשְׁכָּה‎, nishkāh, עֲלִיָּה‎, ʽǎlīyāh, צֵלָע‎, çēlāʽ, and the Aram. word עִלִּית‎, ‛illīth): For the most part the word chamber is the expression

Parlor

PARLOR, pär′lẽr: This word in AV, occurring in Jgs 3:20–25; 1 S 9:22; 1 Ch 28:11, is in every instance changed in RV: in Jgs into “upper room,” in 1 S into “guest-chamber,” in 1 Ch into “chambers,” representing as many Heb words. See House.

The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5

CHAMBER

CHAMBER [חֶדֶר‎ khedher, לִשְׁכָּה‎ lishkah, עֲלִיָּה‎ ʿaliyah, תָּא‎ taʾ; γαζοφυλάκιον gazophylakion, θεε thee, κοιτων koitōn, παστοφόριον pastophorion, ταμεῖον tameion, ὑπερῷον hyperōon]. A chamber can be a private, inner room (khedher; tameion) in a large residence, such as a royal palace (Gen 43:30;

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