Bible Dictionary
Roof
A roof was the covering of a house. Biblical houses commonly had accessible flat roofs used for various domestic and religious activities.
Definition
A roof is the covering of a house. The supplied material refers to roofs through the broader description of biblical houses.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[House]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>roof.</p><p>See HOUSE.</p>