WINTER-HOUSE

(beth ha-choreph (Jeremiah 36:22; Amos 3:15)): See under SUMMER-HOUSE . The "winter-house" in Jeremiah is that of King Jehoiakim; mention is made of the fire burning in the brazier.

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.