The Holy of Holies — the innermost room of the tabernacle and Temple, behind the veil
also written: kodesh hakodashim, kodesh ha-kodashim, kodesh kodashim
In Scripture
World English Bible
You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
Exodus 26:33The phrase is born with the veil: it separates the holy place from the most holy.
and Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
Leviticus 16:2Not at all times: even Aaron may enter only on the appointed day, or die.
The Holy of Holies — the innermost room of the tabernacle and Temple, behind the veil
You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.
Exodus 26:33
and Yahweh said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother, not to come at all times into the Most Holy Place within the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark; lest he die: for I will appear in the cloud on the mercy seat.
