Word Study · Strong's H1817 · Hebrew
דֶּלֶת
deleth
deh'-leth
“something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoor
Rendered in the KJV as
door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).
- 88occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 22 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 60inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 88 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 60
- דַּלְת֣וֹת10
- דַּלְתֹתָ֔יו5
- הַדֶּ֖לֶת5
- דַּלְת֥וֹת3
- הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙3
- דְּלָת֖וֹת2
- דַּלְת֤וֹת2
- דַּלְתֵ֣י2
- דְּלָתַ֣יִם2
- דְּלָתַ֥יִם2
- דְּלָתַ֔יִם2
- הַדֶּ֔לֶת2
and 48 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 32
- the door16
- [the] doors of15
- doors its7
- doors6
- doors of4
- for [the] doors of3
- leaves3
- the doors3
- [the] doors2
- and [the] doors of2
- and doors2
- doors my2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 28
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)18
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular16
- noun · feminine dual8
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7
- noun · feminine plural6
- preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)3
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfpc · 18
- HTd/Ncfsa · 16
- HNcfda · 8
- HNcfpc/Sp3ms · 7
- HNcfpa · 6
- HR/Ncfdc · 3
- HR/Ncfpc · 3
- HTd/Ncfpa · 3
- HC/Ncfda · 2
- HC/Ncfdc · 2
- HNcfdc · 2
- HNcfdc/Sp3fs · 2
All 88, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Nehemiah11 of 88 · 13%
- 2 Chronicles10 of 88 · 11%
- 2 Kings9 of 88 · 10%
- Ezekiel9 of 88 · 10%
- 1 Kings8 of 88 · 9%
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Genesis3 occurrences
- Genesis 19:6וְהַדֶּ֖לֶתvehadeletconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularLot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him.here: and the door
- Genesis 19:9הַדָּֽלֶת׃hadaletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.here: the door
- Genesis 19:10הַדֶּ֖לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut the men inside reached out, pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door.here: the door
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 3:5דְּלָתַ֣יִםdelatayimnoun · feminine dualAll these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.here: gates
- Deuteronomy 15:17וּבַדֶּ֔לֶתuvadeletconjunction (“and”) + preposition with the article + noun · feminine singularthen take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.here: and in the door
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 2:19מִדַּלְתֵ֨יmidalteipreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)If anyone goes out the door of your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head, and we will be innocent. But if a hand is laid on anyone with you in the house, his blood will be on our heads.here: from [the] doors of
- Joshua 6:26דְּלָתֶֽיהָ׃delateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularAt that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.”here: gates its
Judges7 occurrences
- Judges 3:23דַּלְת֧וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Ehud went out through the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upper room behind him.here: [the] doors of
- Judges 3:24דַּלְת֥וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)After Ehud was gone, Eglon’s servants came in and found the doors of the upper room locked. “He must be relieving himself in the cool room,” they said.here: [the] doors of
- Judges 3:25דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors—and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.here: [the] doors of
- Judges 11:31מִדַּלְתֵ֤יmidalteipreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”here: from [the] doors of
- Judges 16:3בְּדַלְת֤וֹתbedaltotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron.here: on [the] doors of
- Judges 19:22הַדָּ֑לֶתhadaletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularWhile they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”here: the door
- Judges 19:27דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.here: [the] doors of
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 3:15דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house of the LORD. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,here: [the] doors of
- 1 Samuel 21:13דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.here: [the] doors of
- 1 Samuel 23:7דְּלָתַ֥יִםdelatayimnoun · feminine dualWhen Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”here: doors
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 13:17הַדֶּ֖לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularInstead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”here: the door
- 2 Samuel 13:18הַדֶּ֖לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.here: the door
1 Kings8 occurrences
- 1 Kings 6:31דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For the entrance to the inner sanctuary, Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.here: doors of
- 1 Kings 6:32דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.here: doors of
- 1 Kings 6:34דַלְת֖וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)The two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.here: doors of
- 1 Kings 6:34הַדֶּ֤לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.here: the door
- 1 Kings 6:34הַדֶּ֥לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThe two doors were made of cypress wood, and each had two folding panels.here: the door
- 1 Kings 7:50לְדַלְתוֹת֩ledaltotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.here: for [the] doors of
- 1 Kings 7:50לְדַלְתֵ֥יledalteipreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.here: for [the] doors of
- 1 Kings 16:34דְּלָתֶ֔יהָdelateihanoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularIn Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.here: gates its
2 Kings9 occurrences
- 2 Kings 4:4הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙hadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.”here: the door
- 2 Kings 4:5הַדֶּ֔לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.here: the door
- 2 Kings 4:33הַדֶּ֖לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD.here: the door
- 2 Kings 6:32הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙hadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularNow Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”here: the door
- 2 Kings 6:32בַּדֶּ֔לֶתbadeletpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularNow Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”here: with the door
- 2 Kings 9:3הַדֶּ֛לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”here: the door
- 2 Kings 9:10הַדֶּ֖לֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd on the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour Jezebel, and there will be no one to bury her.’” Then the young prophet opened the door and ran.here: the door
- 2 Kings 12:9בְּדַלְתּ֑וֹbedaltopreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThen Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.here: in lid its
- 2 Kings 18:16דַּלְת֨וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.here: [the] doors of
2 Chronicles10 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 3:7וְדַלְתוֹתָ֖יוvedaltotavconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.here: and doors its
- 2 Chronicles 4:9וּדְלָת֧וֹתudelatotconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine pluralHe made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.here: and doors
- 2 Chronicles 4:9וְדַלְתוֹתֵיהֶ֖םvedaltoteihemconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralHe made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.here: and doors their
- 2 Chronicles 4:22דַּלְתוֹתָ֨יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularthe wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.here: doors its
- 2 Chronicles 4:22וְדַלְתֵ֥יvedalteiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)the wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers of purest gold; and the gold doors of the temple: the inner doors to the Most Holy Place as well as the doors of the main hall.here: and [the] doors of
- 2 Chronicles 8:5דְּלָתַ֥יִםdelatayimnoun · feminine dualHe rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,here: doors
- 2 Chronicles 14:7דְּלָתַ֣יִםdelatayimnoun · feminine dualSo he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.here: gates
- 2 Chronicles 28:24דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.here: [the] doors of
- 2 Chronicles 29:3דַּלְת֥וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.here: [the] doors of
- 2 Chronicles 29:7דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.here: [the] doors of
Nehemiah11 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:1דַּלְתֹתָ֑יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAt the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.here: doors its
- Nehemiah 3:3דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: doors its
- Nehemiah 3:6דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: doors its
- Nehemiah 3:13דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Valley Gate was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah. They rebuilt it, installed its doors, bolts, and bars, and repaired a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.here: doors its
- Nehemiah 3:14דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Dung Gate was repaired by Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem. He rebuilt it and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.here: doors its
- Nehemiah 3:15דַּלְתֹתָ֔יוdaltotavnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.here: doors its
- Nehemiah 6:1דְּלָת֖וֹתdelatotnoun · feminine pluralWhen Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—here: doors
- Nehemiah 6:10דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you— by night they are coming to kill you!”here: [the] doors of
- Nehemiah 7:1הַדְּלָת֑וֹתhadelatotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.here: the doors
- Nehemiah 7:3הַדְּלָת֖וֹתhadelatotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralAnd I told them, “Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the guards are on duty, keep the doors shut and securely fastened. And appoint the residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some at their own homes.”here: the doors
- Nehemiah 13:19הַדְּלָת֔וֹתhadelatotthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine pluralWhen the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem, just before the Sabbath, I ordered that the gates be shut and not opened until after the Sabbath. I posted some of my servants at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.here: the doors
Job5 occurrences
- Job 3:10דַּלְתֵ֣יdalteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.here: [the] doors of
- Job 31:32דְּ֝לָתַ֗יdelatainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularbut no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—here: doors my
- Job 38:8בִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbidlatayimpreposition + noun · feminine dualWho enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,here: with doors
- Job 38:10וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃udelatayimconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dualwhen I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors,here: and doors
- Job 41:14דַּלְתֵ֣יdalteinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?here: [the] doors of
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 78:23וְדַלְתֵ֖יvedalteiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.here: and [the] doors of
- Psalms 107:16דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)For He has broken down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.here: gates of
- Psalms 141:3דַּ֥לdalnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.here: [the] door of
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 8:34דַּ֭לְתֹתַיdaltotainoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBlessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.here: doors my
- Proverbs 26:14הַ֭דֶּלֶתhadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAs a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.here: the door
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Isaiah4 occurrences
- Isaiah 26:20דְּלָתְךָ֖delateikhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularGo, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.here: door your
- Isaiah 45:1דְּלָתַ֔יִםdelatayimnoun · feminine dualThis is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:here: doors
- Isaiah 45:2דַּלְת֤וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.here: doors of
- Isaiah 57:8הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙hadeletthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBehind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.here: the door
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 36:23דְּלָתוֹת֮delatotnoun · feminine pluralAnd as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.here: doors
- Jeremiah 49:31דְלָתַ֧יִםdelatayimnoun · feminine dualRise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.here: a pair of gates
Ezekiel9 occurrences
- Ezekiel 26:2דַּלְת֥וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’here: [the] doors of
- Ezekiel 38:11וּדְלָתַ֖יִםudelatayimconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dualYou will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—here: and gates
- Ezekiel 41:23דְּלָת֛וֹתdelatotnoun · feminine pluralBoth the outer sanctuary and the inner sanctuary had double doors,here: doors
- Ezekiel 41:24דְּלָת֖וֹתdelatotnoun · feminine pluraland each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.here: leaves
- Ezekiel 41:24לַדְּלָת֑וֹתladelatotpreposition with the article + noun · feminine pluraland each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.here: [belonged] to the doors
- Ezekiel 41:24דְּלָת֔וֹתdelatotnoun · feminine pluraland each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.here: leaves
- Ezekiel 41:24לְדֶ֣לֶתledeletpreposition + noun · feminine singularand each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.here: [belonged] to a door
- Ezekiel 41:24דְלָת֖וֹתdelatotnoun · feminine pluraland each door had two swinging panels. There were two panels for one door and two for the other.here: leaves
- Ezekiel 41:25דַּלְת֤וֹתdaltotnoun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)Cherubim and palm trees like those on the walls were carved on the doors of the outer sanctuary, and there was a wooden canopy outside, on the front of the portico.here: [the] doors of