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אִסְכּוֹפָה‏ n.f. threshold; doorframe

threshold JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, BabMBK, JBAg, Man. TgJ 1Sam5:4 : תַרתֵין פַסָת יְדוֹהִי קְצִצָן מַחְתָן עָל סְקֻופְתָא/איסקופתא‏ its two palms cut off -- thrown down on to the threshold. TgJ 1Sam5:5 : עַל סְקֻופַת/איסקופת/ דָגוֹן‏ .

doorpost or lintel JLAtg, CPA, Syr. TgJ 2K18:16 : יָת סְקוּפַיָא/סקופהא/אסקופיא/ דַחְפַא חִזקִיָה‏ [=MT הָאֹמְנוֹת].

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 52b; DJBA: 122b; Jastrow: 94; Levy Ch-W: 1:50;

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Derivatives:

sqwph n.f. threshold

sqwp n.m. lintel