וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔ית שְׁלֹשָׁ֖ה טוּרֵ֣י גָזִ֑ית וְט֖וּר כְּרֻתֹ֥ת אֲרָזִֽים׃
Enfin, on forma la cour intérieure par trois assises de pierres de taille et une assise de planches de cèdre.
The Third Beit HaMikdash
Radak, by contrast, interprets וְעָב עֵץ as referring to a beam, similar to the lintel of a doorframe that was embedded in the outer façade of the Ulam’s wall. Our Sages refer to this beam as a morish.14See Bava Kama 67a. In the Beis HaMikdash built by King Shlomoh, such beams are referred to as15See I Melachim 6:36. “cedar beams.” It appears to me that the parallel in the Second Beis HaMikdash were the five cedar beams embedded in the façade of the Ulam’s wall.16See Middos 3:7.