Lexicon
חֲרַכִּים
che.rekh
H2762
H:N-M Hebrew

lattice

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che.rekh denotes lattice-like openings through which someone peers from behind a wall.

The term is attested for lattice-like openings in a wall-side scene where someone looks outward from a window or crevice.

Senses in use

  1. Lattice-like openings for looking through · dominant

    In Song of Songs 2:9, the masculine plural absolute form occurs in the scene of someone standing behind a wall and looking outward; the APB renders the surrounding action as “gazing from the window and peering from the crevice.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Song of Songs 2:9, the APB presents the scene with “gazing from the window and peering from the crevice.” Its exact English equivalent for the term cannot be isolated with certainty.

Across Scripture