מַעֲקֶה

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H4624

Transliteration: maʻăqeh

Pronunciation: mah-ak-eh'

Definition: battlement

Original: מעקה

Transliteration: ma‛ăqeh

Phonetic: mah-ak-eh'

BDB Definition:

parapet
1. a low wall at the edge of a balcony, roof, etc., or along the sides of a bridge etc.

Origin: from an unused root meaning to repress

TWOT entry: 1679a