International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Covered Way

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Covered Way


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kuv´ẽrd wā (מיסך, mēṣākh, “a covered walk”): Mentioned in (the King James Version “covert”) 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.