Lexical Definition
מִפְתָּן miphtân (mif-tawn') threshold H:N-M
from the same as פֶּתֶן
threshold.
- a stretcher, i.e. a sill
1) threshold
See Greek: βαθμός
Usage: 5 forms in 8 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִפְתָּן noun [masculine] threshold (compare Late Hebrew פָּתִין cross-beam; ? Arabic carpenter;); — absolute ׳מ 1Sam 5:4; Zeph 1:9 construct מִפְתַּן דָּגוֺן 1Sam 5:5, הַבַּיִת ׳מ Ezek 9:3; Ezek 10:4; Ezek 10:18; Ezek 47:1, הַשַּׁצר ׳מ Ezek 46:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 5:4 · 5:5 |
| Ezekiel | 9:3 · 10:4 · 10:18 · 46:2 · 47:1 |
| Zephaniah | 1:9 |