11 occurrences in 12 translations

'Roofs' in the Bible

And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up, They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn -- before it hath risen up!

Verse ConceptsColors, GreenPlantsTendernessWicked Described AsScorchingLike GrassNo Strength Left

Then the people went out and found branches to make tents for themselves on the roofs of their houses, in their courtyards, and in the courts of God's Temple, in the plaza near the Water Gate, and in the plaza near the Gate of Ephraim.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardHousesRoofHousetopsNamed Gates

The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths."

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being Silent

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

Verse ConceptsGrassHousetopsGrass WitheredLike GrassGrowing

In their streets they are girded with sackcloth; on their roofs, and in their broadways, every one howleth, melted into tears.

Verse ConceptsProstrationRoofSackcloth And AshesSorrowRooftop

The burden of the Valley of Vision. What -- to thee, now, that thou hast gone up, All of thee -- to the roofs?

Verse ConceptsHousetopsRooftop

And their inhabitants are feeble-handed, They were broken down, and are dried up. They have been the herb of the field, And the greenness of the tender grass, Grass of the roofs, And blasted corn, before it hath risen up.

Verse ConceptsGrassPlantsTendernessMan As GrassScorchingLike GrassNo Strength Left

And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods.

Verse ConceptsFalse Religiondrink offeringHost Of HeavenRoofAltars, PaganRooftopDifferent Gods

And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringAnger Of God, ConsequencesRoofRooftopBurning JerusalemIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

On all roofs of Moab, and in her broad-places, All of it -- is lamentation, For I have broken Moab as a vessel in which there is no pleasure, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsRoofBreaking ContainersRooftop

And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens, And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham,

Verse ConceptsAstrologyFalse GodsRoofAltars, PaganHousetopsAnimismRooftopBowing Before GodBowing To False GodsSwearing By

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
גּג 
Gag 
roof , housetop , top , ... house
Usage: 30

חך 
Chek 
mouth , roof of the mouth , taste
Usage: 18

קרה קורה 
Qowrah 
Usage: 5

στέγη 
Stege 
Usage: 3

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