- Original: עב עב - Transliteration: `ab - Phonetic: awb - Definition: 1. an architectural term a. meaning dubious; perhaps projecting roof, landing, thick beam, plank, threshold - Origin: from an unused root meaning to cover - TWOT entry: 1552a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to cover; properly equivalent to H5645 ; but used only as an architectural term an architrave (as shading the pillars): - thick (beam plant). Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • beam, 1 1 Kings 7:6 • planks, 1 Ezekiel 41:26