{"query": "Easton: Door-posts", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_823cd1eea651", "title": "Easton: Door-posts", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The Jews were commanded to write the divine name on the posts (mezuzoth’) of their doors (Deut. 6:9). The Jews, misunderstanding this injunction, adopted the custom of writing on a slip of parchment t"}, {"id": "card_c_m_7c43dd6201d3", "title": "Easton: Door-posts shares a section with Easton: Arrows", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Easton: Door-posts shares a section with Easton: Arrows."}, {"id": "card_c_m_08fcf6eefa27", "title": "Easton: Day’s journey shares a section with Easton: Door-posts", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Easton: Day’s journey shares a section with Easton: Door-posts."}, {"id": "card_c_7b8ef7c2c370", "title": "Easton: Arrows ↔ Easton: Door-posts", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both belong to dictionary · easton_concept_a_d — a structural sibling link restored from 1.0's nesting (re-verified same section live). Connects the map so no card is left orphaned."}, {"id": "card_c_bbf03ab54363", "title": "Easton: Door-posts ↔ Easton: Day’s journey", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both belong to dictionary · easton_concept_a_d — a structural sibling link restored from 1.0's nesting (re-verified same section live). Connects the map so no card is left orphaned."}, {"id": "card_n_d07cde39d4e7", "title": "Easton: Door-keeper", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "This word is used in Ps. 84:10 (R.V. marg., “stand at the threshold of,” etc.), but there it signifies properly “sitting at the threshold in the house of God.” The psalmist means that he would rather "}, {"id": "card_n_e613a49342d0", "title": "Easton: Doors", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg. 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental hou"}, {"id": "card_c_m_d950848b4efd", "title": "Easton: Bond shares a section with Easton: Door-keeper", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Easton: Bond shares a section with Easton: Door-keeper."}, {"id": "card_n_043d2ef601b6", "title": "Easton: Lintel", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. mashkoph, a projecting cover (Ex. 12:22, 23; ver. 7, “upper door post,” but R.V. “lintel”); the head-piece of a door, which the Israelites were commanded to mark with the blood of the pascha"}, {"id": "card_src_comm_2_kings_5_9", "title": "Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 5:9", "shelf": "commentary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On 2 Kings 5:9 — We have here the cure of Naaman's leprosy.\nI. The short and plain direction which the prophet gave him, with assurance of success. Naaman designed to do honour to Elisha when he came "}, {"id": "card_n_1502d056b03f", "title": "Easton: Bar", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Used to denote the means by which a door is bolted (Neh. 3:3); a rock in the sea (Jonah 2:6); the shore of the sea (Job 38:10); strong fortifications and powerful impediments, etc. (Isa. 45:2; Amos 1:"}, {"id": "card_n_8ef5a09a7a77", "title": "Easton: Threshold", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. miphtan, probably a projecting beam at a higher point than the threshold proper (1 Sam. 5:4, 5; Ezek. 9:3; 10:4, 18; 46:2; 47:1); also rendered “door” and “door-post.” (2.) ‘Asuppim, pl. (Ne"}, {"id": "card_n_2d5acfac2f70", "title": "Easton: Leaf", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Of a tree. The olive-leaf mentioned Gen. 8:11. The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves (Matt. 21:19; Mark 11:13). The oak-leaf is mentioned Isa. 1:30; 6:13. There are numerous allusions to leaves, "}, {"id": "card_n_95cc8f265c1d", "title": "Easton: Knock", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "“Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to enter your room, but walk in without warning or ceremony. It is nearly impossible to teach an Arab servant to knock "}, {"id": "card_n_a319c7aa177c", "title": "Easton: Nazarite", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Num. 6:2-21. The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there "}, {"id": "card_c_eb6cf6d68b58", "title": "Easton: Bond ↔ Easton: Door-keeper", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both belong to dictionary · easton_concept_a_d — a structural sibling link restored from 1.0's nesting (re-verified same section live). Connects the map so no card is left orphaned."}, {"id": "card_n_91d20a7bcef0", "title": "Easton: Bigthan", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "One of the eunuchs who “kept the door” in the court of Ahasuerus. With Teresh he conspired against the king’s life. Mordecai detected the conspiracy, and the culprits were hanged (Esther 2:21-23; 6:1-"}, {"id": "card_n_2db0ba0e16e5", "title": "Easton: Beautiful gate", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The name of one of the gates of the temple (Acts 3:2). It is supposed to have been the door which led from the court of the Gentiles to the court of the women. It was of massive structure, and covered"}, {"id": "card_n_dfb5c4cc0e5e", "title": "Easton: Quaternion", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A band of four soldiers. Peter was committed by Herod to the custody of four quaternions, i.e., one quaternion for each watch of the night (Acts 12:4). Thus every precaution was taken against his esca"}, {"id": "card_n_7620c5fb7a7f", "title": "Easton: Hinge", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. tsir), that on which a door revolves. “Doors in the East turn rather on pivots than on what we term hinges. In Syria, and especially in the Hauran, there are many ancient doors, consisting of st"}]}