Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth, supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft, or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure. 2. (n.) A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one. 3. (n.) A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental nations are covered with terraces. 4. (n.) A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a hill; hence, any street, or row of houses. 5. (n.) A level plain, usually with a steep front, bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea. 6. (v. t.) To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TERRACE ter'-as (mecillah): Solomon is said, in 2 Chronicles 9:11, to have made of the algum trees brought him from Ophir "terraces," or raised walks, for the house of Yahweh. In the parallel 1 Kings 10:12, the word used is rendered "pillars," margin " `a railing'; Hebrew `a prop.' "

Multi-Version Concordance Terrace (1 Occurrence) Jeremiah 43:9 Take great stones in your hand, and hide them in mortar in the brick work, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; (See NAS)