# doorpost

## Definition:

The “doorpost” is a vertical beam on either side of a door, which supports the top of the door frame.

* Just before God helped the Israelites escape from Egypt, he instructed them to kill a lamb and put its blood on their doorposts.
* In the Old Testament, a slave who desired to serve his master the rest of his life would place his ear on the doorpost of his master’s house to have a nail hammered through his ear into the doorpost.
* This could also be translated as “wooden post on either side of a door” or “sides of a wooden doorframe” or “wood beams on the sides of a doorway.”

(See also: [Egypt](../names/egypt.md), [Passover](../kt/passover.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 6:31-32](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/06/31)
* [Deuteronomy 11:20](rc://en/tn/help/deu/11/20)
* [Exodus 12:7](rc://en/tn/help/exo/12/07)
* [Isaiah 57:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/isa/57/07)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H0352, H4201
