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Temple of Solomon

Temple of Solomon

8.8
A temple in Jerusalem built by King Solomon for Jewish worship and later rebuilt on the same site
  • proper noun
translation icon : Templo de Salomón
  • Usamah then walked over to pray in the Temple of Solomon, formerly al-Aqsa, welcomed by his Templar friends, even though he was openly reciting 'Allahu Akhbar - God is Greatest.'

Examples

  • The Temple of Solomon was a magnificent structure that served as the heart of Jewish worship in ancient Jerusalem.

  • Many biblical scholars believe that the Temple of Solomon was built on the Temple Mount around the 10th century BC.

  • lt didn't reappear for more than a thousand years, when knights from the First Crusade discovered secret vaults beneath the Temple of Solomon.

    National Treasure (2004)

  • The Germans, and perhaps your own ancestors, were sacrificing children and wearing animal skins while Isaiah was preaching justice in the courtyards of the Temple of Solomon.

    Blog text (31)

  • The destruction of the Temple of Solomon marked a significant event in Jewish history, leading to the Babylonian exile.

Synonyms

Temple of Jerusalem
vsTemple of Solomon
1 8.1

Three different holy buildings in Jerusalem that were the main place for Jewish worship

is specifically the earliest of these houses built in the tenth-century BC
Temple in Jerusalem
vsTemple of Solomon
1 7.8

Three ancient buildings in Jerusalem that served as the main place for Jewish worship, the last destroyed in AD 70

emphasises the single earliest house while also used for successive rebuilds

Surface Forms

Temple of Solomon main

Morphology

temple + of + Solomon

The phrase combines the transparent noun 'temple' (a place of worship) with the proper name 'Solomon', so a learner who knows both constituents will readily infer it refers to a temple associated with King Solomon. Specific historical details (e.g. which temple or dates) are not deducible without background knowledge, but the core referent is compositionally clear and cross-linguistically parallel.

Etymology

Temple of Solomon comes from the great temple that King Solomon is said to have built in Jerusalem long ago. It was the main 'place of worship' for the people until it was destroyed, so the name now refers to that first holy building and to later temples built on the same spot.