אַתּוּק ʼattûwq
Meaning
a ledge or offset in abuilding
In the King James Version: gallery.
Derivation: or אַתִּיק; from H5423 (נָתַק) in the sense of decreasing;
Where it is used
- Ezekiel 41:15 Next he measured the length of the building facing the temple courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary, and the porticoes facing the court,
- Ezekiel 41:16 as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.
- Ezekiel 42:3 Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
- Ezekiel 42:5 Now the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building.