threshold, doorway

Definition

The term “threshold” refers to the bottom part of a doorway or the part of a building that is just inside the door.

• Sometimes a threshold is a strip of wood or stone that must be stepped over in order to enter a room or building.
• Both a gate and the opening to a tent can also have a threshold.
• This term should be translated with a term in the project language that refers to the place at the very entrance to a home that a person steps across.
• If there is no term for this, “threshold” could also be translated as “doorway” or “opening” or “entranceway,” depending on the context.

(See also: gate, tent)

Bible References

• 1 Chronicles 9:17-19
• Ezekiel 9:3
• Isaiah 6:4
• Proverbs 17:19

Word Data

• Strong’s: H4670, H5592