| 1. clay, potter's earth
2. anything made of clay, earthen ware 3. a roofing tile 1) the roof itself 2) the phrase "through the roof", means through the door in the roof to which a ladder or stairway led up from the street (according to the Rabbis distinguish two ways of entering a house, "the way through the door" and "the way through the roof" For Synonyms see entry G5858 |