doorpost

Definition

The “doorpost” is a vertical beam on either side of a door, which supports the top of the door frame.

• Just before God helped the Israelites escape from Egypt, he instructed them to kill a lamb and put its blood on their doorposts.
• In the Old Testament, a slave who desired to serve his master the rest of his life would place his ear on the doorpost of his master’s house to have a nail hammered through his ear into the doorpost.
• This could also be translated as “wooden post on either side of a door” or “sides of a wooden doorframe” or “wood beams on the sides of a doorway.”

(See also: Egypt, Passover)

Bible References

• 1 Kings 6:31-32
• Deuteronomy 11:20
• Exodus 12:7
• Isaiah 57:7-8

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0352, H4201