Mashqoph מַשְׁקוֹף
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| מַשְׁקוֹף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mashqoph |
| Strong's number | H4947 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | lintel |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Mashqoph (Hebrew מַשְׁקוֹף, Strong's H4947) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “lintel”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
lintel (of door)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | lintel (2), post (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | top (2), tops of the doorframes (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mashqoph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 12:7And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
- Exodus 12:22And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.Take a cluster of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin, and brush the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe. None of you shall go out the door of his house until morning.
- Exodus 12:23For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.When the LORD passes through to strike down the Egyptians, He will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway; so He will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).