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( îִòֲ÷ֶä , maakeh', a ledge; Sept. óôåöÜíç ), a balustrade or wall surrounding the flat roofs of Oriental houses, SEE HOUSE, required by special enactment as a protection against accidents (Deu_22:8). In Jer_5:10, for ( ðֵòַéùׁåֹú , neishoth', tendrils; Sept. ὑðïóôçñßãìáôá ), the parapet of a city wall; and so for ἔðáëîéò in Sir_9:13.