the innermost part
111Keep — This definition changed slightly over the centuries of castle building. In the early years of stone castle building the Keep was a standalone structure that could be defended and often square in shape. Over the centuries these structures were… …
112RAVA — (d. 352 C.E.), Babylonian amora. Rava is an abbreviation of R. Abba, and his full name was R. Abba b. Joseph b. Ḥama (Er. 54a). He lived at MaḤoza . His teachers were Ḥisda , the head of the academy at Sura, whose daughter he married (BB 12b),… …
113Rheubottom — This name, with variant spellings Ro(u)bottom, Roobottam, Rowbotham, Roebotham, Robatham etc., is of English topographic origin for someone who lived in an overgrown valley. The name derives from the Old English pre 7th Century ruh , rough or… …
114Rhubottom — Recorded as Robatham, Robathon, Rhubottom, Roubottom, Roobottam, Rowbotham, Roebotham, and possibly others, this is an English surname. It is either topographical for someone who lived in an overgrown valley, or possibly locational from a now… …
115Robatham — Recorded as Robatham, Robathon, Roubottom, Roobottam, Rowbotham, Roebotham, and possibly others, this is an English Surname. It is either topographical for someone who lived in an overgrown valley, or possibly locational from a now lost medieval… …
116Robathon — Recorded as Robatham, Robathon, Roubottom, Roobottam, Rowbotham, Roebotham, and possibly others, this is an English Surname. It is either topographical for someone who lived in an overgrown valley, or possibly locational from a now lost medieval… …
117Robotham — Recorded as Robatham, Robathon, Roubottom, Roobottam, Rowbotham, Roebotham, and possibly others, this is an English Surname. It is either topographical for someone who lived in an overgrown valley, or possibly locational from a now lost medieval… …
118holy of holies — This term refers to the innermost part of the Temple in Jerusalem, which was the repository for the Ark of the Covenant; only the high priest was permitted to enter the holy of holies and then only once a year …
119Keep — This was the innermost part of a castle. Usually a square tower with a jail in the basement, a guardroom on the first floor, and other rooms on the remaining floors …
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120holy of holies — n. [transl. of Heb qōdesh haqadōshim] 1. the innermost part of the Jewish tabernacle and Temple, where the ark of the covenant was kept 2. any most sacred place …
