door post

plural door posts

1. alternativeAlternative form of doorpost.

   There are Mezuzoth (small tubes encasing tiny rolled scrolls of prayer) on the door posts so they know the house has been blessed.

   1985 December 2, Susan K. Golant, quoting Mimi Scarf, “Jewish Refuge for Battered Women: Shiloh Offers Shelter From the Storm”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2026

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   The hotel occupies a Tudor vicarage, Georgian doctor's surgery and the ageless inn. Inside, the mix of epochs continues: chunky door posts nicked from Helmsley Castle nestled beside an elegant staircase.

   2009 August 29, Chris Mugan, “The shed that rocks”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2013

   They retold the story of when God is said to have sent down 10 plagues to help free the Hebrews from their bondage, the last of which was the slaying of all Egyptians’ firstborn children, and how the Jews marked their door posts with the blood of a slaughtered lamb so the Angel of Death would know to “pass over” them.

   2014 April 17, Sue Eisenfeld, “Passover in the Confederacy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2014