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# joist

noun

«joist» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Kings it refers to the beams of cedar used in Solomon's Temple.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the cedar and careful work of the Temple as a sign of the honor due to God's house, especially the Holy of Holies.

### Meaning

A beam that runs across a building to support the floor or ceiling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/joist/#m1)

### Examples

- And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the joists; he even built them for himself within, for a Sanctuary, even for the most holy place. (Prophets 1KI.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/joist/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «joist» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/joist/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«joist» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/joist.html) on Mova free.