עָבʻâb
architectural term, meaning unknown; projecting roof is conjectured, others landing, in any case a structure of wood (1 Kings 7:6; Ezekiel 41:25; Ezekiel 41:26)
Pronunciation: awb · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5646
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Kings 7:6 Solomon also built the Hall of Pillars, which was 75 feet long and 45 feet wide. There was a porch in front, along with a canopy supported by pillars.
- Ezekiel 41:25 The doors leading into the sanctuary were decorated with carved cherubim and palm trees, just as on the walls. And there was a wooden roof at the front of the entry room to the Temple.
- Ezekiel 41:26 On both sides of the entry room were recessed windows decorated with carved palm trees. The side rooms along the outside wall also had roofs.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).