Lattice

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lat´is:

(1) Heb. 'eshnabh, a latticed opening through which the cool breeze passes (Judges 5:28). The flat roofs of the houses were sometimes enclosed with a parapet of lattice-work on wooden frames, to screen the women of the house from the gaze of the neighbourhood.

(2) Heb. harakim, the network or lattice of a window (Songs 2:9).

(3) Heb. sebakhah, the latticed balustrade before a window or balcony (2 Kings 1:2). The lattice window is frequently used in Eastern countries.

See House, II, 1, (9).

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