Encyclopedia of The Bible – Lintel
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Lintel

LINTEL lĭn’ təl (מַשְׁקﯴף, H5485, a projecting cover). The head-piece of a door, carrying the weight of the structure above it. The Israelites were commanded to mark it with the blood of the paschal lamb when the Passover was instituted (Exod 12:22, 23). See Door; House.