Gallery

Gallery translates the Hebrew attiq, which appears in Ezekiel's detailed vision of the restored temple (Ezekiel 41:15–16). The term refers to covered corridors or colonnaded walkways along the interior walls of the temple building, providing structural connection between the various temple courts. Ezekiel's visionary temple contained elaborate galleries on three levels around the outer wall, a feature of ancient Near Eastern palatial and sacred architecture that provided shaded, sheltered passage.

The word rendered gallery in Song of Solomon 1:17 is a different Hebrew term (rāhîtîm), referring to the beams or rafters of the ceiling — the beloved's comparison of their love-chamber to a cedar-beamed room with fir rafters. The architectural imagery in both texts reflects the high value placed on skilled woodwork and structural elegance in ancient Israelite building traditions. The gallery as a structural element in Ezekiel's vision is part of the comprehensive, precise description of the eschatological temple that occupies the final chapters of the book.