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Hebrew wordlink #354847

OSHB Eze 46:2 מִפְתַּן (miftan) Strongs=4670 Lemma=‘מִפְתָּן’
contextual word gloss=‘the_threshold_of’ word gloss=‘threshold_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct

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Other uses (5) of identical word form מִפְתַּן (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מִפְתַּן’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) is always and only glossed as ‘the_threshold_of’.

1 SAM 5:5 contextual word gloss=‘the_threshold_of’ word gloss=‘threshold_of’ OSHB 1 SAM 5:5 word 12

OET-LV: 5 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so not the _priests _of they _tread of _Dāgōn and_all the_ the _house _of _(ones _who)_went of _Dāgōn on the _threshold _of Dāgōn in_ʼAshdōd until the_day (the)_this. (SA1_5:5)

OET-RV: 5 (Because of that, until this day Dagon’s priests and everyone who enters Dagon’s temple in Ashdod won’t tread on the threshhold.) (SA1 5:5)

EZE 9:3 contextual word gloss=‘the_threshold_of’ word gloss=‘threshold_of’ OSHB EZE 9:3 word 11

OET-LV: 3 And_the _glory _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _was _taken _up from_under the_cherub which it _had _been on/upon/above_him/it to the _threshold _of the _house and_he/it _called to the_man clothed the_linen(s) whom the _writing-case _of (the)_scribe was_at_his _of_hips. (EZE_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then the bright light representing Yisrael’s god went from the winged creature, where it had been, up to the threshold of the temple. Yahweh called to the man dressed in linen who had the writing equipment at his side. (EZE 9:3)

EZE 10:4 contextual word gloss=‘the_threshold_of’ word gloss=‘threshold_of’ OSHB EZE 10:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4 And_ the _glory _of _it _rose of_YHWH from_under the_cherub to the _threshold _of the _house and_it _was _filled the_house DOM the_cloud and_the_court it _was _full DOM the _brightness _of the _glory _of YHWH. (EZE_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 Yahweh’s brilliant light rose up from the winged creature and stood over the threshold of the temple. It filled the temple with the cloud, and the courtyard was full of the brightness of Yahweh’s splendour. (EZE 10:4)

EZE 10:18 contextual word gloss=‘the_threshold_of’ word gloss=‘threshold_of’ OSHB EZE 10:18 word 5

OET-LV: 18 And_ the _glory _of _he/it _went _out of_YHWH from_under the _threshold _of the _house and_it _stood _still above the_cherubim. (EZE_10:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then Yahweh’s brilliant light moved out over the temple threshold and stayed over the winged creatures. (EZE 10:18)

EZE 47:1 contextual word gloss=‘the_threshold_of’ word gloss=‘threshold_of’ OSHB EZE 47:1 word 9

OET-LV: 47 And_he_brought _me _back to the _entrance _of the _house and_see/lo/see waters were_going _out from_under the _threshold _of the _house eastward if/because the _front _of the _house was_east and_the_waters were_going _down from_under from_the _side _of the _house (the)_south from_the_south of_altar. (EZE_47:1)

OET-RV: 47 Then the man took me back to the temple entrance, and there was water flowing out from under the front edge of the building toward the east, and the water was flowing down the south side of the temple, to the right of the altar. (EZE 47:1)