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Lintel

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • Heb. mashkoph, a projecting cover (Exodus 12:22,23; ver. 7, "upper door post," but RSV "lintel"); the head-piece of a door, which the Israelites were commanded to mark with the blood of the paschal lamb.

  • Heb. kaphtar. Amos 9:1; Zephaniah 2:14 (RSV correctly "chapiters," as in A.V. marg.).

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Lintel'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​l/lintel.html. 1897.
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