שַׁ֫עַר
sha.arNoun (Masculine)H8179
gate
From: from H8176 (שָׁעַר) in its original sense;
Short Definition
an opening, i.e. door or gate
Full Lexicon Entry
gate 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
291 timesAppears 291 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezk
57
Deuteronomy
32
Nehemiah
31
Jeremiah
25
2 Chronicles
15
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:17
- Deuteronomy 14:21
- Ezk 40:14
- Isaiah 28:6
- Nam 3:13
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