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chaÌ„m´bẽr (the translation of the following Hebrew words: חדר, hÌ£edher, חפה, hÌ£uppaÌ„h, יציע, yaÌ„cı̄a‛, יצוּע, yaÌ„cuÌ„a‛, לש××›Ö¼×”, lishkaÌ„h, × ×©××›Ö¼×”, nishkaÌ„h, עליּה, ‛ălı̄yaÌ„h, צלע, ceÌ„lā‛, and the Aramaic word עלּית, ‛illı̄th): For the most part the word chamber is the expression of an idea which would be adequately expressed by the English word “room,†in accordance with an earlier use of the word, now little employed. For the arrangement of rooms in a Hebrew house, see HOUSE. HÌ£edher is a word of frequent occurrence, and designates a private room. HÌ£uppaÌ„h is translated “chamber†only in , where it is used in connection with “bridegroom,†and means a bridal chamber. The same Hebrew word used of the bride in is rendered “closet.†YaÌ„cı̄a‛ and yaÌ„cuÌ„a‛ are found only in , , (the King James Version only in all the passages), yaÌ„cuÌ„a‛ being the reading of Kethı̄bh and yaÌ„cı̄a‛ of KÌ£ereÌ„ in each ease. Here the meaning is really “story,†as given in the Revised Version (British and American), except in , where doubtless the text should be changed to read ha-ceÌ„lā‛, “the side-chamber.†LishkaÌ„h, a frequent word, and the equivalent nishkaÌ„h, infrequent, are used ordinarily of a room in the temple utilized for sacred purposes, occasionally of a room in the palace. ‛AÌŒlı̄yaÌ„h and the equivalent Aramaic ‛illı̄th signify “a roof chamber,†i.e. a chamber built on the flat roof of a house. CeÌ„lā‛, when used of a chamber, designates a side-chamber of the temple. It is usually rendered “side-chamber,†but “chamber†in , (the King James Version), where the Revised Version (British and American) has “side-chamber.â€