ma.a.qeh is a roof-edge structure made on a new house to prevent someone from falling.

The attested use denotes a protective structure made for the roof of a newly built house, with the stated purpose of preventing a person from falling.

1. Protective roof-edge structure · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 22:8, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the instruction to make such a structure for a new house's roof; the clause connects it with avoiding responsibility if someone falls. The APB renders the clause, "you shall make a parapet for your roof."

   Deuteronomy 22:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Deuteronomy 22:8, the APB presents the item as a "parapet" for the roof. This rendering is confirmed by the clause's roof and fall-prevention context.