2435. chitson
Lexicon
chitson: Outer, external, outward

Original Word: חִיצוֹן
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chiytsown
Pronunciation: khee-tsone'
Phonetic Spelling: (khee-tsone')
Definition: Outer, external, outward
Meaning: the, wall side, exterior, secular

Strong's Exhaustive 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

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as chuts
Definition
outer, external
NASB Translation
outer (22), outside (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 מְבוֺא הִמֶלֶךְ הַחִיצוֺנָה the outer entry of the king (namely to the Temple), Ezekiel 44:1 the outer gate of the sanctuary, החצר החיצונךְ the outer court (of the Temple) Ezekiel 10:5; Ezekiel 40:17,20,31,34,37; Ezekiel 42:1,3,7,8,9,14; Ezekiel 44:19,1; Ezekiel 46:9,20,21, compare Esther 6:4 (of Ahasuerus'palace), 2 Chronicles 33:14 ׳חוֺמָה ח an outer wall (built by Manasseh for the עִיר דָּוִיד); 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 מְּנִימִי, מְּנִימָה, of the Holy of holies).

2 figurative outward, external הַמְּלָאכָה הַחִיצוֺנָה 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. 1 Chronicles 10:1 [Jost, 1 Chronicles 11:1 Surenh.] ספרים החיצונים).

II. חוץ (√ of following; compare Arabic sew together, Aramaic bind, compress, σφίγγειν, bandage: IV. encompass, wall, which is often compared, does not correspond phonetically).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root חוּץ (chuts), meaning "outside" or "outer."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G1857 (exōteros): This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote something that is outer or external, similar to the Hebrew חִיצוֹן. It appears in contexts describing outer garments or outer courts.
G2082 (exōthen): This Greek word also relates to the concept of being outside or external. It is used in the New Testament to describe things that are outward or external, often in contrast to what is internal or spiritual.

In summary, חִיצוֹן (Chitzon) is a term that encapsulates the idea of the external or secular, often used in contrast to the sacred or inner parts of structures and concepts within the Hebrew Bible. Its Greek counterparts in the New Testament continue this theme of distinguishing between the outer and inner, the secular and the sacred.

Usage: The word is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the outer parts of structures, such as walls or courts, and can also refer to secular or non-sacred aspects in contrast to holy or sacred elements.

Context: Contextual Usage: In the Hebrew Scriptures, חִיצוֹן (Chitzon) is often used to describe the outer courts or walls of the temple or other structures. It emphasizes the distinction between the inner, often sacred, areas and the outer, more common or secular areas. For example, in Ezekiel 10:5, the term is used to describe the outer court of the temple: "The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks."
Theological Implications: The use of חִיצוֹן highlights the separation between the holy and the common, a recurring theme in the Hebrew Bible. This distinction underscores the importance of maintaining purity and reverence in the sacred spaces and practices.
Cultural Significance: In ancient Israelite culture, the concept of separation between the sacred and the secular was vital. The outer areas, or חִיצוֹן, were accessible to more people, while the inner sanctums were reserved for specific religious functions and personnel.

Forms and Transliterations
הַֽחִיצ֔וֹן הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה הַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔ה הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֖ה הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה הַחִיצוֹנָ֔ה הַחִיצוֹנָ֜ה הַחִיצוֹנָה֮ הַחִצֹנָֽה׃ החיצון החיצונה החיצנה החצונה החצנה׃ וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃ וּבַחִיצ֖וֹן ובחיצון ולחיצון׃ חִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה ׀ חיצונה chitzoNah ha·ḥi·ṣō·nāh ha·ḥî·ṣō·nāh ha·ḥi·ṣō·w·nāh ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh ha·ḥî·ṣō·wn hachiTzon hachiTzonah haḥiṣōnāh haḥîṣōnāh haḥîṣōwn haḥiṣōwnāh haḥîṣōwnāh ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh ḥîṣōwnāh ū·ḇa·ḥî·ṣō·wn ūḇaḥîṣōwn uvachiTzon velachiTzon wə·la·ḥî·ṣō·wn wəlaḥîṣōwn
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1 Kings 6:29
HEB: צִצִּ֑ים מִלִּפְנִ֖ים וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃
NAS: inner and outer [sanctuaries].
KJV: flowers, within and without.
INT: flowers accept and outer

1 Kings 6:30
HEB: זָהָ֑ב לִפְנִ֖ימָה וְלַחִיצֽוֹן׃
NAS: inner and outer [sanctuaries].
KJV: with gold, within and without.
INT: gold inner and outer

2 Kings 16:18
HEB: מְב֤וֹא הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹנָה הֵסֵ֖ב בֵּ֣ית
NAS: in the house, and the outer entry
KJV: entry without, turned
INT: entry of the king and the outer removed the house

1 Chronicles 26:29
HEB: וּבָנָ֗יו לַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצוֹנָה֙ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
NAS: and his sons were [assigned] to outside duties
KJV: and his sons [were] for the outward business
INT: and his sons duties outside for Israel

2 Chronicles 33:14
HEB: בָּנָ֣ה חוֹמָ֣ה חִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה ׀ לְעִיר־ דָּוִ֡יד
NAS: he built the outer wall
KJV: a wall without the city
INT: built wall the outer of the city of David

Nehemiah 11:16
HEB: עַל־ הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה הַחִֽיצֹנָה֙ לְבֵ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
NAS: who were in charge of the outside work
KJV: of the Levites, [had] the oversight of the outward business
INT: charge work of the outside of the house of God

Esther 6:4
HEB: בֵּית־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה לֵאמֹ֣ר לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
NAS: had just entered the outer court
KJV: was come into the outward court
INT: palace of the king's the outer to speak to the king

Ezekiel 10:5
HEB: עַד־ הֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִיצֹנָ֑ה כְּק֥וֹל אֵל־
NAS: as far as the outer court,
KJV: was heard [even] to the outer court,
INT: far court as the outer the voice of God

Ezekiel 40:17
HEB: אֶל־ הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֤ה לְשָׁכוֹת֙
NAS: Then he brought me into the outer court,
KJV: Then brought he me into the outward court,
INT: faced court the outer and behold chambers

Ezekiel 40:20
HEB: הַצָּפ֔וֹן לֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה מָדַ֥ד אָרְכּ֖וֹ
NAS: [As for] the gate of the outer court
KJV: And the gate of the outward court
INT: the north court of the outer measured length

Ezekiel 40:31
HEB: אֶל־ חָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣צוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֖ים אֶל־
NAS: [were] toward the outer court;
KJV: And the arches thereof [were] toward the utter court;
INT: toward court the outer and palm toward

Ezekiel 40:34
HEB: ק) לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־
NAS: Its porches [were] toward the outer court;
KJV: And the arches thereof [were] toward the outward court;
INT: arch court the outer and palm about

Ezekiel 40:37
HEB: ק) לֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה וְתִמֹרִ֥ים אֶל־
NAS: pillars [were] toward the outer court;
KJV: And the posts thereof [were] toward the utter court;
INT: mighty court the outer and palm about

Ezekiel 41:17
HEB: סָבִ֛יב בַּפְּנִימִ֥י וּבַחִיצ֖וֹן מִדּֽוֹת׃
NAS: inside and outside, by measurement.
KJV: within and without, by measure.
INT: around inside and outside measurement

Ezekiel 42:1
HEB: אֶל־ הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ דֶּ֣רֶךְ
NAS: Then he brought me out into the outer court,
KJV: Then he brought me forth into the utter court,
INT: toward court the outer the way toward

Ezekiel 42:3
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֑ה אַתִּ֥יק אֶל־
NAS: which belonged to the outer court,
KJV: and over against the pavement which [was] for the utter court,
INT: which court to the outer gallery about

Ezekiel 42:7
HEB: דֶּ֛רֶךְ הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה אֶל־ פְּנֵ֣י
NAS: toward the outer court
KJV: toward the utter court
INT: toward court the outer about facing

Ezekiel 42:8
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽצוֹנָ֖ה חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה
NAS: which [were] in the outer court
KJV: of the chambers that [were] in the utter court
INT: which court the outer fifty cubits

Ezekiel 42:9
HEB: לָהֵ֔נָּה מֵֽהֶחָצֵ֖ר הַחִצֹנָֽה׃
NAS: as one enters them from the outer court.
KJV: into them from the utter court.
INT: them court the outer

Ezekiel 42:14
HEB: אֶל־ הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצוֹנָ֔ה וְשָׁ֞ם יַנִּ֧יחוּ
NAS: then they shall not go out into the outer court
KJV: of the holy [place] into the utter court,
INT: about court the outer there shall lay

Ezekiel 44:1
HEB: שַׁ֤עַר הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ הַֽחִיצ֔וֹן הַפֹּנֶ֖ה קָדִ֑ים
NAS: by the way of the outer gate
KJV: of the gate of the outward sanctuary
INT: gate of the sanctuary of the outer faces the east

Ezekiel 44:19
HEB: אֶל־ הֶחָצֵ֨ר הַחִיצוֹנָ֜ה אֶל־ הֶחָצֵ֣ר
NAS: When they go out into the outer court,
KJV: And when they go forth into the utter court,
INT: about court the outer about court

Ezekiel 44:19
HEB: אֶל־ הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַחִיצוֹנָה֮ אֶל־ הָעָם֒
NAS: court, into the outer court
KJV: court, [even] into the utter court
INT: about court the outer to the people

Ezekiel 46:20
HEB: אֶל־ הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִֽיצוֹנָ֖ה לְקַדֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־
NAS: in order that they may not bring [them] out into the outer court
KJV: that they bear [them] not out into the utter court,
INT: about court the outer to transmit to the people

Ezekiel 46:21
HEB: אֶל־ הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔ה וַיַּ֣עֲבִירֵ֔נִי אֶל־
NAS: Then he brought me out into the outer court
KJV: Then he brought me forth into the utter court,
INT: about court the outer and led to

25 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2435
25 Occurrences


ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥî·ṣō·wn — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥî·ṣō·w·nāh — 20 Occ.
ū·ḇa·ḥî·ṣō·wn — 1 Occ.
wə·la·ḥî·ṣō·wn — 2 Occ.















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