1 Kings 6:3

And the porch [ אוּלָם , forepart, projection ( Vorhalle, Gesenius). The porch was not a colonnade—that is called a "porch of pillars " ( 1 Kings 7:6 ), but was formed By simply prolonging the side walls, and possibly the roof (see below). Bähr holds that it had only side walls and cieling (sic), and was entirely open in front; and the fact that no mention is made of any door or opening, though the doors of the other parts of the edifies are all referred to ( 1 Kings 6:8 , 1 Kings 6:31 , 1 Kings 6:33 ), certainly favours this view, as also does the position of the pillars of 1 Kings 7:21 ] before the temple of the house [The house, or main building ( 1 Kings 7:2 ), had two parts.