kuv'-erd wa (mecakh, "a covered walk"): Mentioned in 2Ki 16:18 (the King James Version "covert") as a gallery belonging to the temple, concerning the purpose of which opinions differ. Some consider it to have been the place where the king stood or sat during the Sabbath services; others, a public place for teaching; others, the way by which the priest entered the sanctuary on the Sabbath.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Covered Way
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.