לִשְׁכָּה

n.f. room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka (NH id. 𝔗 לִשְׁכְּתָא; cf. also נִשְׁכָּה; on the lishka v. NowArch. ii. 37, 52, 79; BöGeogr. I, xvii. 438 (ed. Leusd.) comp. Gk. λέσχη, cf. RSSem. i. 236 (2nd ed. 254) al.);—ל׳ Ez 40:38 +; cstr. לִשְׁכַּת 2 K 23:11 +; c. ה loc. לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה 1 S 9:22; pl. לְשָׁכוֹת Ez 40:17 +; cstr. לִשְׁכוֹת Ne 10:38 +;— of room connected with a sanctuary (בָּמָה), where sacrif. meal was eaten 1 S 9:22, insert also prob. 1:18 (𝔊 We Dr Klo Bu). connected with Sol.’s temple, where wine offered to Rechabites Je 35:2, 4, cf. v 4(×2); one where prophecy read 36:10 (both these appar. open, cf. Gie Je 35:2); cf. לִשְׁכַּת נְתַן־מֶלֶךְ הַסָּרִיס.. בַּפַּרְוָרִים 2 K 23:11; used of Levites’ cells 1 Ch 9:33; = store-rooms v 26 (‖ אֹצָרוֹת, 23:28; 28:12 2 Ch 31:11. in Ezek.’s temple, cells for priests, singers, etc. Ez 40:17(×2), 38, 44, 45, 46 + 41:10 (del. Co Bthl), 42:1, 4, 7(×2), 8, 11 + v 12 (del. Co Bthl); in three tiers, cf. הַלְּ׳ הָעֶלְיוֹנֹת 42:5 (vid. v 3), (45:5 read עָרִים לָשֶׁבֶת 𝔊 Sm Co SgfrKauAT Bthl); ל׳ הַקֹּדֶשׁ for sacred uses 42:13(×3); 44:19; 46:19. in second temple, as store-rooms Ezr 8:29 Ne 10:38, 39 (‖ בֵּית הָאוֹצָר), v 40; used by individuals Ezr 10:6 Ne 13:5 (ל׳ גְּדוֹלָה), v 8, in gen. v 4, 9. of scribe’s room in royal palace Je 36:12, 20, 21.