Outer External

† חִיצוֹן adj. outer, external (opp. פְּנִימִי) f. חִיצוֹנָה (for חוֹצוֹן, by dissim., BaNB xxix PhilBAS ii. 2. 362 Ges§ 27. 3 R 6)— 1. 2 K 16:18 מְבוֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ הַחִיצוֹנָה the outer entry of the king (viz. to the Temple), Ez 44:1 the outer gate of the sanctuary, החצר החיצונה the outer court (of the Temple) Ez 10:5 40:17, 20, 31, 34, 37; 42:1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14; 44:19, 1; 46:9, 20, 21, cf. Est 6:4 (of Ahasuerus’ palace), 2 Ch 33:14 חוֹמָה ח׳ an outer wall (built by Manasseh for the עִיר דָּוִיד); הַחִיצוֹן absol., in לַחִיצוֹן 1 K 6:29, 30, בַּחִיצוֹן Ez 41:17 (הַבַּיִת being understood) of the outer (part of the Temple), i.e. the Holy Place (cf. פְּנִימִי, פְּנִימָה, of the Holy of holies). 2. fig. outward, external הַמְּלָאבָה הַחִיצוֹנָה Ne 11:16 1 Ch 26:29, of business not distinctively sacred, in which Levites were engaged (cf. the NH use of ח׳ to denote extra-canonical, as Sanh. 10:1 [Jost, 11:1 Surenh.] ספרים החיצונים).

† [קִיצוֹן] adj. at the end, outermost;—fs. קִיצֹנָה, of curtain (יְרִיעָה) Ex 26:4, 10a = 36:11, 17a; ins. also prob. 26:10b = 36:17b so Kit (in Di) Baen.

ἐξω-τέρω, adverb, comparative of ἔξω, more outside, δρόμου ἐ. LXX+4th c.BC+:—hence later, adjective ἐξώτερος, outer, LXX+NT+4th c.AD+