mig.ra.ah denotes exterior offsets or recesses made around a house so its walls were not used for fastening.

The attested use describes exterior architectural offsets around a house, made so that fastening would not go into its walls.

1. Exterior offsets around a house · dominant

   In 1 Kings 6:6, the feminine plural form occurs in the clause explaining features made around the outside of the house so that they would not be fastened into its walls. The APB renders the clause with “offsets for the house all around on the outside.”

   1 Kings 6:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 6:6, the APB presents the architectural feature as “offsets for the house all around on the outside.” This rendering identifies the clause's overall presentation rather than a precise one-to-one equivalent.