עָב ʻâb

Meaning

an architrave (as shading the pillars)

In the King James Version: thick (beam, plant).

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

Where it is used

• 1 Kings 7:6 Solomon made his colonnade fifty cubits long and thirty cubits wide, with a portico in front of it and a canopy with pillars in front of the portico.
• Ezekiel 41:25 Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.
• Ezekiel 41:26 There were beveled windows and palm trees on the sidewalls of the portico. The side rooms of the temple also had canopies.