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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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hykl noun sg. emphatic
hykl, hyklˀ (hēḵal, hēḵlā (haykal, haykəlā)) n.m. palace; temple
1 palace OfA-Egypt, BA-Da, Qum, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) homestead JBAmb, Man.

--(b) structure that is a home Syr.
2 temple Com, -OA -OfA -BA. ▶ more

--(a) holy place in the temple, nave, cella Palm, Syr.
3 large hall Man. ▶ more

--(a) main hall of a church, sanctuary, nave Syr.
4 fig.: stature, physical structure Syr, Man.
5 (astron.) name of a constellation Syr.