◄ 4670. miphtan ►
Strong's Lexicon miphtan: Threshold Original Word: מִפְתָּן Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: miphtan Pronunciation: MIF-tan Phonetic Spelling: (mif-tawn') Definition: Threshold Meaning: a stretcher, a sill Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּתַן (patan), which means "to open" or "to spread." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "miphtan," the concept of a threshold can be related to Greek terms like "πύλη" (pylē), meaning "gate" or "entrance." Usage: The term "miphtan" refers to the threshold or entrance of a door, often symbolizing the boundary between the outside world and the sanctity or privacy of the interior space. In biblical contexts, it can denote both physical and metaphorical transitions, marking a place of passage or change. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, thresholds held significant symbolic meaning. They were often considered sacred spaces, representing the transition from one realm to another. In some traditions, thresholds were places of protection, where deities or household gods were invoked to guard the entrance. The threshold could also symbolize a covenant or agreement, as crossing it might imply entering into a new relationship or commitment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as pethen Definition threshold NASB Translation threshold (8). Brown-Driver-Briggs מִפְתָּן noun [masculine] threshold (compare Late Hebrew מָּתִין cross-beam; ? Arabic 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. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance threshold From the same as pethen; a stretcher, i.e. A sill -- threshold. see HEBREW pethen Forms and Transliterations הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן הַמִּפְתָּ֖ן המפתן מִפְתַּ֣ן מִפְתַּ֤ן מִפְתַּ֥ן מפתן ham·mip̄·tān hammifTan hammip̄tān mifTan mip̄·tan mip̄tan Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 1 Samuel 5:4 HEB: כְּרֻתוֹת֙ אֶל־ הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּג֖וֹן NAS: [were] cut off on the threshold; only KJV: [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon INT: cut on the threshold but of Dagon 1 Samuel 5:5 HEB: דָּג֛וֹן עַל־ מִפְתַּ֥ן דָּג֖וֹן בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד NAS: tread on the threshold of Dagon KJV: tread on the threshold of Dagon INT: Dagon's on the threshold of Dagon Ashdod Ezekiel 9:3 HEB: עָלָ֔יו אֶ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַיִּקְרָ֗א NAS: it had been, to the threshold of the temple. KJV: from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. INT: and to the threshold of the temple called Ezekiel 10:4 HEB: הַכְּר֔וּב עַ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַיִּמָּלֵ֤א NAS: up from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, KJV: from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; INT: the cherub unto the threshold of the temple was filled Ezekiel 10:18 HEB: יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל מִפְתַּ֣ן הַבָּ֑יִת וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד NAS: departed from the threshold of the temple KJV: departed from off the threshold of the house, INT: of the LORD over the threshold of the temple and stood Ezekiel 46:2 HEB: וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛ה עַל־ מִפְתַּ֥ן הַשַּׁ֖עַר וְיָצָ֑א NAS: and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate KJV: and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: INT: shall worship at the threshold of the gate go Ezekiel 47:1 HEB: יֹצְאִ֗ים מִתַּ֨חַת מִפְתַּ֤ן הַבַּ֙יִת֙ קָדִ֔ימָה NAS: from under the threshold of the house KJV: issued out from under the threshold of the house INT: was flowing under the threshold of the house the east Zephaniah 1:9 HEB: הַדּוֹלֵ֛ג עַל־ הַמִּפְתָּ֖ן בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא NAS: who leap on the [temple] threshold, Who fill KJV: all those that leap on the threshold, which fill INT: leap on the threshold day Who 8 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 4670 8 Occurrences ham·mip̄·tān — 2 Occ. mip̄·tan — 6 Occ.