מִפְתָּןmiphtân

Same root

• פֶּתֶןpethen · H6620an asp (from its contortions)

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

• 1 Samuel 5:4 But the next morning the same thing happened—Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the Lord again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact.
• 1 Samuel 5:5 That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters the temple of Dagon in Ashdod will step on its threshold.
• Ezekiel 9:3 Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. And the Lord called to the man dressed in linen who was carrying the writer’s case.
• Ezekiel 10:4 Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherubim and went over to the entrance of the Temple. The Temple was filled with this cloud of glory, and the courtyard glowed brightly with the glory of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 10:18 Then the glory of the Lord moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim.
• Ezekiel 46:2 The prince will enter the entry room of the gateway from the outside. Then he will stand by the gatepost while the priest offers his burnt offering and peace offering. He will bow down in worship inside the gateway passage and then go back out the way he came. The gateway will not be closed until evening.