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מִפְתָּן H4670
H4670 is the Hebrew word מִפְתָּן, transliterated miphtân and said mif-tawn'. The King James Version most often renders it threshold.
What it means
a stretcher, i.e. a sill.
Where it comes from
from the same as H6620 (פֶּתֶן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: threshold.
Verses using מִפְתָּן
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 5:4 · KJV
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
1 Samuel 5:5 · KJV
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
Ezekiel 9:3 · KJV
And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer’s inkhorn by his side;
Ezekiel 10:4 · KJV
Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory.
Ezekiel 10:18 · KJV
Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.
Ezekiel 46:2 · KJV
And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
Ezekiel 47:1 · KJV
Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.
Zephaniah 1:9 · KJV
In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4670 mean?
H4670 is the Hebrew word מִפְתָּן (miphtân), meaning a stretcher, i.e. a sill.
How is H4670 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it threshold (5 times), stood over the threshold (1 time), off the threshold (1 time), under the threshold (1 time).
How many times does H4670 appear in the Bible?
מִפְתָּן (miphtân) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4670 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the same as H6620 (פֶּתֶן).
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