maph.te.ach denotes an object used to open doors and, in one clause, associated with the house of David.

The two verses show a single use: an object connected with opening and shutting. In Isaiah 22:22 it is placed on a shoulder in connection with the house of David, while in Judges 3:25 it is taken to open the doors of an upper room.

1. Object for opening and shutting · dominant

   In Isaiah 22:22, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the clause about placing it on his shoulder; the APB renders the clause "the key of the house of David" and connects it with opening and shutting. In Judges 3:25, the masculine singular absolute form is taken after no one opens the upper-room doors; the APB renders that action as taking "the key" and opening them.

   Isaiah 22:22Judges 3:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "the key of the house of David" in Isaiah 22:22 and as "the key" used to open doors in Judges 3:25. These renderings occur within whole-verse translations.