Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
The barrier around the flat-roofed houses of the East (Deut. 22:8; Jer. 5:10).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. maaqeh, the balustrade or parapet round the flat roofs of houses required by the law for the protection of life (Deut. 22:8).
2. netishoth: this signifies “expansion,” and may well refer to extended battlements. A parapet on the walls, with holes through which arrows could be shot, may be seen on some of the Assyrian monuments (Jer. 5:10).
Jerusalem City Wall
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from an unused root meaning to repress; a parapet