▁es pl ana de ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁under ground ▁v ault ed ▁ram ps . ▁Both ▁have ▁been ▁w alled ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁▁ ▁The ▁western ▁set ▁is ▁a ▁double - arch ed ▁gate ▁( the ▁Double ▁Gate ), ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁is ▁a ▁triple - arch ed ▁gate ▁( the ▁Tri ple ▁Gate ). ▁There ▁still ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁Her od ian ▁architect ural ▁elements ▁visible ▁outside ▁and ▁inside ▁the ▁gates , ▁while ▁most ▁everything ▁else ▁of ▁what ▁we ▁see ▁today ▁is ▁later , ▁Muslim - period ▁work . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁name ▁" H uld ah ▁gates " ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount ▁in ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁( T ract ate ▁of ▁Mid ot ▁ 1 : 3 ). ▁ ▁Two ▁possible ▁et ym ologies ▁are ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁name : ▁" H uld ah " ▁means ▁" m ole " ▁or ▁" mouse " ▁in ▁Heb rew , ▁and ▁the ▁t unn els ▁leading ▁up ▁from ▁these ▁gates ▁called ▁to ▁mind ▁the ▁holes ▁or ▁t unn els ▁used ▁by ▁these ▁animals . ▁Alternatively , ▁in ▁a ▁possible ▁folk ▁et ym ology , ▁the ▁First ▁Temple ▁proph et ess ▁H uld ah ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁held ▁court ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁and , ▁indeed , ▁her ▁tomb ▁was ▁placed ▁here ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁Accept ed ▁opinion ▁amongst ▁sch ol ars ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁M ish na ' s ▁description ▁( see ▁under ▁Et ym ology