HebrewH4947Noun (Masculine)

מַשְׁקוֹף

mash.qoph

3Occurrences
H4947Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a lintel

from H8259 (שָׁקַף) in its original sense of overhanging;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
lintel (of door)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מַשְׁקוֹף appears 3 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
3

Key Passages

Exodus 12:7BSB

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 12:22BSB

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 12:23BSB

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.

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