This noun presents interpretive challenges, appearing only in Isaiah 21:5's vivid scene of feasting. Most modern scholars understand it as a carpet or rug laid out for dining, part of Isaiah's portrayal of Babylon's leaders feasting heedlessly before sudden destruction. The verb 'spread' accompanying it supports this reading—they spread the carpet for reclining at table. An older interpretation took it as 'watchtower' (connecting to roots of watching), but the dining context favors the carpet/rug understanding.