Battlement

Battlement

(מִעֲקֶה, maakeh', a ledge; Sept. στεφάνη), a balustrade or wall surrounding the flat roofs of Oriental houses, SEE HOUSE, required by special enactment as a protection against accidents (De 22:8). In Jer 5:10, for (נֵעַישׁוֹת, neishoth', tendrils; Sept. ὑποστηρίγματα), the parapet of a city wall; and so for ἔπαλξις in Ecclesiasticus 9:13.

⇒Bible concordance for BATTLEMENTS.

⇒Definition of battlement

⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.