kuv´ẽrd waÌ„ (מיסך, meÌ„sÌ£aÌ„kh, “a covered walkâ€): Mentioned in (the King James Version “covertâ€) as a gallery belonging to the temple, concerning the purpose of which opinions differ. Some consider it to have been the place where the king stood or sat during the Sabbath services; others, a public place for teaching; others, the way by which the priest entered the sanctuary on the Sabbath.