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Lexicon :: Strong's H4670 - mip̄tān

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מִפְתָּן
Transliteration
mip̄tān
Pronunciation
mif-tawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as פֶּתֶן (H6620)
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TWOT Reference: 1858b

Strong’s Definitions

מִפְתָּן miphtân, mif-tawn'; from the same as H6620; a stretcher, i.e. a sill:—threshold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H4670 in the following manner: threshold (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H4670 in the following manner: threshold (8x).

  1. threshold

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִפְתָּן miphtân, mif-tawn'; from the same as H6620; a stretcher, i.e. a sill:—threshold.
STRONGS H4670: Abbreviations
† מִפְתָּן noun [masculine] threshold (compare Late Hebrew פָּתִין cross-beam; ? Arabic bdb083703 carpenter;); — absolute מ׳ 1 Samuel 5:4; Zephaniah 1:9; construct מִפְתַּן דָּגוֺן 1 Samuel 5:5, הַבַּיִת מ׳ Ezekiel 9:3; Ezekiel 10:4, 18; Ezekiel 47:1, הַשַּׁצר מ׳ Ezekiel 46:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

5:4; 5:5

Ezekiel

9:3; 10:4; 10:18; 46:2; 47:1

Zephaniah

1:9

H4670

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4670 matches the Hebrew מִפְתָּן (mip̄tān),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:4 - But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 5:5 - That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:3 - Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the LORD called to the man clothed in linen who had the writing kit at his side

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:4 - Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:18 - Then the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 46:2 - The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico of the gateway and stand by the gatepost. The priests are to sacrifice his burnt offering and his fellowship offerings. He is to bow down in worship at the threshold of the gateway and then go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:1 - The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:9 - On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold,[fn] who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.
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