Definition

an architrave (as shading the pillars)

Etymology

or עֹב; from an unused root meaning to cover; properly, equivalent to H5645 (עָב); but used only as an architectural term,

Where the KJV renders it

• thick (beam
• plant)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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