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miftān מִפְתָּן ‘threshold’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as peten פֶּ֫תֶן ‘cobra’
Roots: פתן

miftān n, m
1) threshold

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 5:4, 5:5 Ezekiel 46:2, 9:3, 47:1, 10:4, 10:18 Zephaniah 1:9

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