me.qa.reh denotes a structural member of a house that, in Ecclesiastes 10:18, sinks in through sloth.

The term denotes a structural part of a house in the image of Ecclesiastes 10:18, where neglect causes it to sink in.

1. A house member sinking through neglect · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 10:18, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause describing what sinks in through sloth; the APB renders the verse, “Through sloth the rafter sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.”

   Ecclesiastes 10:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 10:18, the APB presents the house member as “the rafter” that “sinks in,”.