| Easton's Bible Dictionary (1.) Hebrews `eshnabh, a latticed opening through which the cool breeze passes (Judges 5:28). The flat roofs of the houses were sometimes enclosed with a parapet of lattice-work on wooden frames, to screen the women of the house from the gaze of the neighbourhood. (2.) Hebrews harakim, the network or lattice of a window (Cant. 2:9). (3.) Hebrews sebakhah, the latticed balustrade before a window or balcony (2 Kings 1:2). The lattice window is frequently used in Eastern countries. Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Any work of wood or metal, made by crossing laths, or thin strips; as, the lattice of a window; -- also called latticework. 2. (n.) The representation of a piece of latticework used as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal. 3. (v. i.) To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers. 4. (v. i.) To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice; as, to lattice a window. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia LATTICE lat'-is.
See HOUSE, II, 1, (9). |  | Multi-Version Concordance Lattice (6 Occurrences) Judges 5:28 "Through the window she looked out, and cried: Sisera's mother looked through the lattice.'Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?' (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Kings 6:4 For the house he made windows of fixed lattice work. (WEB ASV DBY) 2 Kings 1:2 Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, "Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Proverbs 7:6 For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice. (WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV) Song of Songs 2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart. Behold, he stands behind our wall! He looks in at the windows. He glances through the lattice. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Hosea 13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out of the lattice. (DBY) |