housetop

noun

«housetop» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Housetops were flat and used as living space, and the Torah commands a fence around the roof so no one falls. The grass on roofs withers quickly, which became a picture of the wicked.

Meaning

The flat roof of a house in the Land of Israel, where people could sit, pray, sleep or shout news. tree →

Examples

What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops, (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917) tree →
I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop. (Writings PSA.102.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it springeth up; (Writings PSA.129.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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On Mova

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