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doorpost

doorpost

1 2.7
An upright post at the side of a door that helps hold it
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔrˌpoʊst/
translation icon : jamba
  • The blood of a lamb must be placed on the doorpost before the sun sets.

Examples

  • Reuben hesitated on the threshold, noticing a silver lion on the doorpost.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • In Jewish homes, we attach mezuzahs to our doorposts.

  • Was there another doorpost in the room?

    Fiction book (1998)

  • You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

    Blog text (7)

  • Efrati was leaning against the doorpost of the kitchen door, reading a piece of paper.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • In Jewish homes, we attach mezuzahs to our doorposts.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The Lord told the Israelites that each household was to slaughter a lamb and mark the doorposts with the blood of the lamb.

    Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus (2015)

  • A Jewish mezuzah, a small rectangular box containing passages from the Torah, is fixed on a doorpost as a protective symbol of moral values and faith.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Efrati was leaning against the doorpost of the kitchen door, reading a piece of paper.

  • Is it proper to put a mezuzah on the doorpost of a synagogue?

Synonyms

doorjamb
vsdoorpost
6 6.8

The vertical part of a door frame that holds the hinges and lock

is the same part but expressed in a different common form
jamb
vsdoorpost
  • Specialized
5 7.7

A vertical piece at the side of a door or window frame

is narrower meaning only the upright parts at each side of a door

How Ornate

trumeau
  • Specialized
9.9
doorpost
1 2.7
post
99 1.0

Surface Forms

doorpost singular
doorposts plural

Morphology

doorpost = door + post (transparent) = door + post

The meaning is directly the combination of 'door' + 'post' as the upright supports of a door, which is obvious to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Doorpost is simply door + post, and post means 'upright pole', like a fence post. So a doorpost is the upright post at the side of a door that helps hold the frame.