HebrewH8044Proper Noun (Masculine)
שַׁמְגַּר
sham.gar
“Shamgar”
2Occurrences
H8044Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Shamgar, an Israelite judge
of uncertain derivation;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A Judge living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Anath (H6067) § Shamgar = "sword" son of Anath and a judge of Israel; with an ox-goad he slew 600 Philistines and delivered Israel
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
שַׁמְגַּר appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Judges
2
Key Passages
Judges 3:31BSB
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
Judges 5:6BSB
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath,in the days of Jael,the highways were desertedand the travelers took the byways.
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