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, "rafters (galleries margin) of fir"; the crossbeams, the carved ceiling, fretted work: rachit. The Qeri, or Hebrew margin, has rahit, an ambulatory; not probable. In translated "the king is held bound with the flowing ringlets"; compare . In ; , "the galleries" are terrace buildings. Smith's Bible Dictionary identifies the" pillars" and "galleries," ; -6; "the reason of the upper chambers being shorter is ascribed to the absence of supporting pillars which allowed an extra length to the chambers of the lower story; the space included within the pillars would form an open gallery."