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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.).

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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

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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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