Strong H5646עָב
threshold
- Transliteration
- ‛âb ‛ôb
- Pronunciation
- {awb} obe
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to cover; properly equivalent to H5645; but used only as an architectural {term} an architrave (as shading the pillars): - thick ({beam} plant).
Detailed definition
1) an architectural term
1a) meaning uncertain; perhaps projecting roof, landing, thick beam, plank, threshold
1a) meaning uncertain; perhaps projecting roof, landing, thick beam, plank, threshold
In the Bible
Strong H5646 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- beam1
- plank1
- thick1
First verses
- 1 Kings 7:6And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
- Ezekiel 41:25And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
- Ezekiel 41:26And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.