HebrewH7778Noun (Masculine)

שֹׁעֵר

sho.er

34Occurrences
H7778Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a janitor

or שֹׁעֵר active participle of H8176 (שָׁעַר) (as denominative from H8179 (שַׁעַר));

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
gatekeeper, porter

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

שֹׁעֵר appears 34 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Chronicles
14
Nehemiah
7
2 Chronicles
6
Ezra
4
2 Kings
2
2 Samuel
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:18BSB

and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

1 Chronicles 26:12BSB

These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their brothers did.

1 Chronicles 9:24BSB

The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.

2 Chronicles 35:15BSB

The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

Ezra 2:42BSB

The gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum,the descendants of Ater,the descendants of Talmon,the descendants of Akkub,the descendants of Hatita,and the descendants of Shobai,139 in all.

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