The meaning of Guest-chamber in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)
gest'-cham-ber: The translation of (1) (lishkah) (I Samuel 9:22, the King James Version "parlor"), and (2) (kataluma) (Mark 14:14 parallel Luke 22:11). The lishkah was probably a room in which the sacrificial feasts were held. Kataluma is derived from kataluo, which means "to slacken," i.e. the ropes of the beasts of burden, and hence, "to lodge." Kataluma has accordingly often the sense of "inn," but as used in Mark and Luke it has the narrower meaning of a room in which to eat.
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Guest-chamber {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
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