King James Version
Isaiah 6:4 in the King James Version says “And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. door: Heb. threshol...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. door: Heb. thresholds”
Isaiah 6:4 · KJV
Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. one: Heb. this cried to this the whole: Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth
And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. door: Heb. thresholds
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. undone: Heb. cut off
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: having: Heb. and in his hand a live coal
KJV Study — Public Domain
“moved”
H5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
“And the posts”
H520properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
“of the door”
H5592a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)
“of him that cried”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“and the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“was filled”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
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