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מעקה

Hebrew edit

 
A parapet (מעקה) around a flat roof

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מַעֲקֶה • (maaké) m [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. parapet (guardrail at the edge of a high area)
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 22:8, with translation of the King James Version:
      כִּי תִבְנֶה בַּיִת חָדָשׁ וְעָשִׂיתָ מַעֲקֶה לְגַגֶּךָ
      ki tivné báyit chadásh v'asíta maaké l'gagécha
      When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof

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