Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
, “the ridge of the house” = “the temple-mound,” on a part of which the fortress of Antonia was built. This “temple-mound” was covered with a tesselated “pavement” (Gr. , “stone-paved”). ), the judgment-hall (John 18:28; 19:13).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(elevated; a platform) the Hebrew or Chaldee appellation of a place, also called “Pavement,” where the judgment-seat or bema was planted, from his place on which Pilate delivered our Lord to death. (John 19:13) It was a tessellated platform outside the praetorium, on the western hill of Jerusalem, for Pilate brought Jesus forth from thence to it.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
" John 19:13. The judgment-hall was the Praetorium, on the western hill of Jerusalem, and the pavement, or Gabbatha, was a tesselated pavement outside the hall.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
high; elevated