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1 . maaqeh, the balustrade or parapet round the flat roofs of houses required by the law for the protection of life. Deut. 22: 8.
2. netishoth: this signifies 'expansion,' and may well refer to extended battlements. A parapet on the walls, with holes through which arrows could be shot, may be seen on some of the Assyrian monuments. Jer. 5: 10.