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casement, lattice

“Casement” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(house frame). The latticed opening of the Kiosk, or mummer house, of the East (Prov. 7:6⁶For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, (Proverbs 7:6); Song of Sol. 2:9⁹My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice. (Song of Solomon 2:9); Judg. 5:28²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? (Judges 5:28)).

“Lattice” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(lath). Open work of wood or metal; also window, blind, or screen (Judg. 5:28²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? (Judges 5:28); 2 Kings 1:2²And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. (2 Kings 1:2); Prov. 7:6⁶For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, (Proverbs 7:6)).

“Casement” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

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Window Screen (Mashrabiyya)

A lattice window for the admission of air (Prov. 7:6⁶For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, (Proverbs 7:6)).

“Lattice” From Concise Bible Dictionary:

The window of the East, formed of trellis work, which admitted air and light, yet screened from observation (Judg. 5:28²⁸The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? (Judges 5:28); 2 Kings 1:2²And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. (2 Kings 1:2); Song of Sol. 2:9⁹My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, showing himself through the lattice. (Song of Solomon 2:9)).

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Latticework Window Screen

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

822 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’eshnab

Phonic:

esh-nawb’

Meaning:

apparently from an unused root (probably meaning to leave interstices); A latticed window

KJV Usage:

casement, lattice