שַׁ֫עַר
gate
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H8179
Strong's Hebrew
shaʻar
Transliteration
/shah'-ar/
Pronunciation
Usage in the Hebrew Bible
375
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
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BDB Definition
gate
- gate (of entrance)
- gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
- city, town
- gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
- heaven
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
191 distinct verses where H8179 appears in the Construct state, across 27 books. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Genesis 8 verses
- Genesis 19:1 בְּ/שַֽׁעַר prep + n c ms cs The two angels came to Sodom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,
- Genesis 22:17 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
- Genesis 23:10 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
- Genesis 23:18 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
- Genesis 24:60 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your seed possess the gate of those who hate them."
- Genesis 28:17 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs He was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other than God's house, and this is the gate of heaven."
- Genesis 34:20 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
- Genesis 34:24 שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs n c ms cs All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
Exodus 10 verses
- Exodus 20:10 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates;
- Exodus 27:16 וּ/לְ/שַׁ֨עַר conj + prep + n c ms cs For the gate of the court shall be a screen of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.
- Exodus 32:26 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Whoever is on Yahweh's side, come to me!" All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
- Exodus 35:17 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs the hangings of the court, its pillars, their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
- Exodus 38:15 לְ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs and so for the other side: on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
- Exodus 38:18 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs The screen for the gate of the court was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen. Twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, like to the hangings of the court.
- Exodus 38:31 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs the sockets around the court, the sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the tent, and all the pins around the court.
- Exodus 39:40 לְ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, all the instruments of the service of the tent, for the tent of meeting,
- Exodus 40:8 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
- Exodus 40:33 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs He raised up the court around the tent and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
Numbers 1 verse
Deuteronomy 31 verses
- Deuteronomy 5:14 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God: [in it] you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your man-servant, nor your maid-servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your man-servant and your maid-servant may rest as well as you.
- Deuteronomy 6:9 וּ/בִ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ conj + prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall write them on the door-posts of your house, and on your gates.
- Deuteronomy 11:20 וּ/בִ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ conj + prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall write them on the door-posts of your house, and on your gates;
- Deuteronomy 12:12 בְּ/שַֽׁעֲרֵי/כֶ֔ם prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you, and your sons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and the Levite who is within your gates, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
- Deuteronomy 12:15 שְׁעָרֶ֑י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Notwithstanding, you may kill and eat flesh within all your gates, after all the desire of your soul, according to the blessing of Yahweh your God which he has given you: the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle, and as of the hart.
- Deuteronomy 12:17 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֗י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or of your new wine, or of your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or of your flock, nor any of your vows which you vow, nor your freewill-offerings, nor the heave-offering of your hand;
- Deuteronomy 12:18 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms but you shall eat them before Yahweh your God in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your man-servant, and your maid-servant, and the Levite who is within your gates: and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God in all that you put your hand to.
- Deuteronomy 12:21 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms If the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to put his name there, be too far from you, then you shall kill of your herd and of your flock, which Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates, after all the desire of your soul.
- Deuteronomy 14:21 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֜י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner: for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
- Deuteronomy 14:27 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms The Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him; for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
- Deuteronomy 14:28 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms At the end of every three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall lay it up within your gates:
- Deuteronomy 14:29 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms and the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
- Deuteronomy 15:7 שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms If there be with you a poor man, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;
- Deuteronomy 15:22 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall eat it within your gates: the unclean and the clean [shall eat it] alike, as the gazelle, and as the hart.
- Deuteronomy 16:5 שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you;
- Deuteronomy 16:11 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms and you shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your man-servant, and your maid-servant, and the Levite who is within your gates, and the foreigner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are in the midst of you, in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
- Deuteronomy 16:14 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms and you shall rejoice in your feast, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your man-servant, and your maid-servant, and the Levite, and the foreigner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates.
- Deuteronomy 16:18 שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deuteronomy 17:2 שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms If there be found in the midst of you, within any of your gates which Yahweh your God gives you, man or woman, who does that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God, in transgressing his covenant,
- Deuteronomy 17:5 שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms then shall you bring forth that man or that woman, who has done this evil thing, to your gates, even the man or the woman; and you shall stone them to death with stones.
- Deuteronomy 17:8 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms If there arise a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates; then shall you arise, and go up to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose;
- Deuteronomy 18:6 שְׁעָרֶ֨י/ךָ֙ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he lives as a foreigner, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose;
- Deuteronomy 21:19 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;
- Deuteronomy 22:24 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs then you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones; the lady, because she didn't cry, being in the city; and the man, because he has humbled his neighbor's wife: so you shall put away the evil from the midst of you.
- Deuteronomy 23:16 שְׁעָרֶ֖י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms he shall dwell with you, in the midst of you, in the place which he shall choose within one of your gates, where it pleases him best: you shall not oppress him.
- Deuteronomy 24:14 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates:
- Deuteronomy 26:12 בִ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms When you have made an end of tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled.
- Deuteronomy 28:52 שְׁעָרֶ֗י/ךָ שְׁעָרֶ֔י/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms They shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and fortified walls come down, in which you trusted, throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land, which Yahweh your God has given you.
- Deuteronomy 28:55 שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms so that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat, because he has nothing left him, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in all your gates.
- Deuteronomy 28:57 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽי/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms and toward her young one who comes out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your gates.
- Deuteronomy 31:12 בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֑י/ךָ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2ms Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and your foreigner who is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Yahweh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;
Joshua 2 verses
- Joshua 8:29 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs The king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the evening: and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his body down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, to this day.
- Joshua 20:4 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
Judges 4 verses
- Judges 9:35 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people who were with him, from the ambush.
- Judges 9:44 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Abimelech, and the companies that were with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city: and the two companies rushed on all who were in the field, and struck them.
- Judges 16:2 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs [It was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come here. They compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, [Let be] until morning light, then we will kill him.
- Judges 16:3 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs Samson lay until midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.
Ruth 2 verses
- Ruth 3:11 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Now, my daughter, don't be afraid; I will do to you all that you say; for all the city of my people does know that you are a worthy woman.
- Ruth 4:10 וּ/מִ/שַּׁ֣עַר conj + prep + n c ms cs Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead not be cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place: you are witnesses this day.
1 Samuel 1 verse
1 Kings 2 verses
- 1 Kings 8:37 שְׁעָרָ֑י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting [or] mildew, locust [or] caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there be;
- 1 Kings 22:10 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
2 Kings 7 verses
- 2 Kings 7:1 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs Elisha said, Hear you the word of Yahweh: thus says Yahweh, Tomorrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be [sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
- 2 Kings 7:18 בְּ/שַׁ֖עַר prep + n c ms cs It happened, as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be tomorrow about this time in the gate of Samaria;
- 2 Kings 11:6 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר בַּ/שַּׁ֖עַר prep + n c ms cs prep det + n c ms A third part shall be at the gate Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall you keep the watch of the house, and be a barrier.
- 2 Kings 11:19 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. He sat on the throne of the kings.
- 2 Kings 14:13 בְּ/שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- 2 Kings 15:35 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs However the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh.
- 2 Kings 23:8 הַ/שְּׁעָרִ֗ים שַׁ֤עַר בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר ptcl def.art + n c mp n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
1 Chronicles 2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 9:18 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 26:16 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs To Shuppim and Hosah westward, by the gate of Shallecheth, at the causeway that goes up, watch against watch.
2 Chronicles 13 verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:28 שְׁעָרָ֑י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting or mildew, locust or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague or whatever sickness there be;
- 2 Chronicles 18:9 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
- 2 Chronicles 23:5 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs and a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 23:15 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs So they made way for her; and she went to the entrance of the horse gate to the king's house: and they killed her there.
- 2 Chronicles 23:19 שַׁעֲרֵ֖י n c mp cs He set the porters at the gates of the house of Yahweh, that no one who was unclean in anything should enter in.
- 2 Chronicles 23:20 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs He took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Yahweh: and they came through the upper gate to the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 24:8 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of the house of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 25:23 מִ/שַּׁ֤עַר שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9 שַׁ֧עַר שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs n c ms cs Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the wall], and fortified them.
- 2 Chronicles 27:3 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֖י prep + n c mp cs Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 32:6 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 33:14 בְ/שַׁ֤עַר prep + n c ms cs Now after this he built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate; and he compassed Ophel about [with it], and raised it up to a very great height: and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
Nehemiah 26 verses
- Nehemiah 1:3 וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs They said to me, The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates of it are burned with fire.
- Nehemiah 2:3 וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs I said to the king, Let the king live forever: why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and the gates of it are consumed with fire?
- Nehemiah 2:8 שַׁעֲרֵ֨י n c mp cs and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me.
- Nehemiah 2:13 בְ/שַֽׁעַר שַׁ֖עַר וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal's well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates of it were consumed with fire.
- Nehemiah 2:14 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Then I went on to the spring gate and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the animal that was under me to pass.
- Nehemiah 2:15 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.
- Nehemiah 2:17 וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֖י/הָ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and the gates of it are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
- Nehemiah 3:1 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of Hammeah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananel.
- Nehemiah 3:3 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs The fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build; they laid the beams of it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
- Nehemiah 3:6 שַׁ֨עַר n c ms cs The old gate repaired Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams of it, and set up the doors of it, and the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
- Nehemiah 3:13 שַׁ֨עַר שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs n c ms cs The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.
- Nehemiah 3:14 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs The dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem; he built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it.
- Nehemiah 3:15 שַׁ֨עַר n c ms cs The spring gate repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, even to the stairs that go down from the city of David.
- Nehemiah 3:26 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs (Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
- Nehemiah 3:28 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Above the horse gate repaired the priests, everyone over against his own house.
- Nehemiah 3:29 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his own house. After him repaired Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
- Nehemiah 3:31 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs After him repaired Malchijah one of the goldsmiths to the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over against the gate of Hammiphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
- Nehemiah 3:32 לְ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs Between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.
- Nehemiah 7:3 שַׁעֲרֵ֤י n c mp cs I said to them, Don't let the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand [on guard], let them shut the doors, and bar you them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, everyone in his watch, and everyone [to be] over against his house.
- Nehemiah 8:1 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
- Nehemiah 8:3 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.
- Nehemiah 8:16 שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs n c ms cs So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
- Nehemiah 12:31 לְ/שַׁ֖עַר prep + n c ms cs Then I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. [One went] on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;
- Nehemiah 12:37 שַׁ֨עַר שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs n c ms cs By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.
- Nehemiah 12:39 לְ/שַֽׁעַר שַׁ֨עַר שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֣עַר בְּ/שַׁ֖עַר prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs prep + n c ms cs and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
- Nehemiah 13:19 שַׁעֲרֵ֨י הַ/שְּׁעָרִ֔ים n c mp cs ptcl def.art + n c mp It came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the Sabbath day.
Esther 10 verses
- Esther 2:19 בְּ/שַֽׁעַר prep + n c ms cs When the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.
- Esther 2:21 בְּ/שַֽׁעַר prep + n c ms cs In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
- Esther 3:2 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs All the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence.
- Esther 3:3 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why disobey you the king's commandment?
- Esther 4:2 שַֽׁעַר שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs n c ms cs and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.
- Esther 4:6 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs So Hathach went forth to Mordecai to the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate.
- Esther 5:9 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he didn't stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
- Esther 5:13 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
- Esther 6:10 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.
- Esther 6:12 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hurried to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
Job 1 verse
Psalms 8 verses
- Psalms 9:13 מִ/שַּׁ֥עֲרֵי prep + n c mp cs Have mercy on me, Yahweh. See my affliction by those who hate me, And lift me up from the gates of death;
- Psalms 9:14 בְּ/שַֽׁעֲרֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs That I may show forth all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion, I will rejoice in your salvation.
- Psalms 87:2 שַׁעֲרֵ֣י n c mp cs Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalms 100:4 שְׁעָרָ֨י/ו n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, Into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
- Psalms 107:18 שַׁ֥עֲרֵי n c mp cs Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
- Psalms 118:19 שַׁעֲרֵי n c mp cs Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.
- Psalms 122:2 בִּ֝/שְׁעָרַ֗יִ/ךְ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2fs Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;
- Psalms 147:13 שְׁעָרָ֑יִ/ךְ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2fs For he has strengthened the bars of your gates. He has blessed your children within you.
Proverbs 1 verse
Song of Solomon 1 verse
Isaiah 4 verses
- Isaiah 38:10 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
- Isaiah 54:12 וּ/שְׁעָרַ֖יִ/ךְ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2fs I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of emeralds, and all your border of precious stones.
- Isaiah 60:11 שְׁעָרַ֧יִ/ךְ n c mp cs + sfx pers 2fs Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.
- Isaiah 60:18 וּ/שְׁעָרַ֖יִ/ךְ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2fs Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
Jeremiah 21 verses
- Jeremiah 1:15 שַׁעֲרֵ֣י n c mp cs For, behold, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, says Yahweh; and they shall come, and they shall set everyone his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls of it round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
- Jeremiah 7:2 בְּ/שַׁ֨עַר֙ בַּ/שְּׁעָרִ֣ים prep + n c ms cs prep det + n c mp Stand in the gate of Yahweh's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of Yahweh, all you of Judah, who enter in at these gates to worship Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 14:2 וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֥י/הָ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs Judah mourns, and the gates of it languish, they sit in black on the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
- Jeremiah 15:7 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs I have winnowed them with a fan in the gates of the land; I have bereaved [them] of children, I have destroyed my people; they didn't return from their ways.
- Jeremiah 17:19 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר שַׁעֲרֵ֥י prep + n c ms cs n c mp cs Thus said Yahweh to me: Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
- Jeremiah 17:21 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs Thus says Yahweh, Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
- Jeremiah 17:24 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֛י prep + n c mp cs It shall happen, if you diligently listen to me, says Yahweh, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to make the Sabbath day holy, to do no work therein;
- Jeremiah 17:25 בְ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain forever.
- Jeremiah 17:27 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֥י בִּ/שְׁעָרֶ֗י/הָ prep + n c mp cs prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates of it, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
- Jeremiah 19:2 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs and go forth to the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the gate Harsith, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell you;
- Jeremiah 20:2 בְּ/שַׁ֤עַר prep + n c ms cs Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 22:4 בְ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י prep + n c mp cs For if you do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people.
- Jeremiah 22:19 לְ/שַׁעֲרֵ֥י prep + n c mp cs He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 26:10 שַֽׁעַר n c ms cs When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of Yahweh; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of Yahweh's [house].
- Jeremiah 31:38 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that the city shall be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
- Jeremiah 31:40 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy to Yahweh; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more forever.
- Jeremiah 36:10 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Yahweh, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan, the scribe, in the upper court, at the entry of the new gate of Yahweh's house, in the ears of all the people.
- Jeremiah 37:13 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs When he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You are falling away to the Chaldeans.
- Jeremiah 38:7 בְּ/שַׁ֥עַר prep + n c ms cs Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
- Jeremiah 39:3 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs that all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, [to wit], Nergal Sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:58 וּ/שְׁעָרֶ֥י/הָ conj + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs Thus says Yahweh of hosts: The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly overthrown, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the peoples shall labor for vanity, and the nations for the fire; and they shall be weary.
Lamentations 3 verses
- Lamentations 1:4 שְׁעָרֶ֨י/הָ֙ n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn assembly; All her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: Her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.
- Lamentations 2:9 שְׁעָרֶ֔י/הָ n c mp cs + sfx pers 3fs Her gates are sunk into the ground; he has destroyed and broken her bars: Her king and her princes are among the nations where the law is not; Yes, her prophets find no vision from Yahweh.
- Lamentations 4:12 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֖י prep + n c mp cs The kings of the earth didn't believe, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 24 verses
- Ezekiel 8:3 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs He put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of my head; and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and the sky, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the gate of the inner [court] that looks toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
- Ezekiel 8:5 לְ/שַׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs Then said he to me, Son of man, lift up your eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up my eyes the way toward the north, and see, northward of the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
- Ezekiel 8:14 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Then he brought me to the door of the gate of Yahweh's house which was toward the north; and see, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz.
- Ezekiel 9:2 שַׁ֨עַר n c ms cs Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side. They went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.
- Ezekiel 10:19 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went forth, and the wheels beside them: and they stood at the door of the east gate of Yahweh's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- Ezekiel 11:1 שַׁ֨עַר הַ/שַּׁ֔עַר n c ms cs ptcl def.art + n c ms Moreover the Spirit lifted me up, and brought me to the east gate of Yahweh's house, which looks eastward: and see, at the door of the gate twenty-five men; and I saw in the midst of them Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.
- Ezekiel 21:15 שַׁ֣עֲרֵי/הֶ֔ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp I have set the threatening sword against all their gates, that their heart may melt, and their stumblings be multiplied: ah! it is made as lightning, it is pointed for slaughter.
- Ezekiel 26:10 בִּ/שְׁעָרַ֔יִ/ךְ prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2fs By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover you: your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, as men enter into a city in which is made a breach.
- Ezekiel 40:24 שַׁ֖עַר n c ms cs He led me toward the south; and, behold, a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts of it and the arches of it according to these measures.
- Ezekiel 40:28 בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר הַ/שַּׁ֣עַר prep + n c ms cs ptcl def.art + n c ms Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;
- Ezekiel 40:35 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs He brought me to the north gate: and he measured [it] according to these measures;
- Ezekiel 40:44 לַ/שַּׁ֨עַר שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֣עַר prep det + n c ms n c ms cs n c ms cs Outside of the inner gate were chambers for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south; one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north.
- Ezekiel 44:1 שַׁ֤עַר n c ms cs Then he brought me back by the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looks toward the east; and it was shut.
- Ezekiel 44:4 שַׁ֣עַר n c ms cs Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and, behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh: and I fell on my face.
- Ezekiel 44:11 שַׁעֲרֵ֣י n c mp cs Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the house, and ministering in the house: they shall kill the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.
- Ezekiel 44:17 שַׁעֲרֵי֙ בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵ֛י n c mp cs prep + n c mp cs It shall be that, when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come on them, while they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
- Ezekiel 45:19 שַׁ֖עַר n c ms cs The priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering, and put it on the door-posts of the house, and on the four corners of the ledge of the altar, and on the posts of the gate of the inner court.
- Ezekiel 46:1 שַׁ֜עַר n c ms cs Thus says the Lord Yahweh: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.
- Ezekiel 46:9 שַׁ֨עַר שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֣עַר הַ/שַּׁ֨עַר֙ n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs ptcl def.art + n c ms But when the people of the land shall come before Yahweh in the appointed feasts, he who enters by the way of the north gate to worship shall go forth by the way of the south gate; and he who enters by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate by which he came in, but shall go forth straight before him.
- Ezekiel 47:2 שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֣עַר n c ms n c ms cs Then he brought me out by the way of the gate northward, and led me round by the way outside to the outer gate, by the way of [the gate] that looks toward the east; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side.
- Ezekiel 48:31 וְ/שַׁעֲרֵ֣י שְׁעָרִ֥ים שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֥עַר conj + n c mp cs n c mp n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
- Ezekiel 48:32 וּ/שְׁעָרִ֖ים וְ/שַׁ֨עַר שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֥עַר conj + n c mp conj + n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs At the east side four thousand and five hundred [reeds], and three gates: even the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
- Ezekiel 48:33 וּ/שְׁעָרִ֖ים שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֥עַר conj + n c mp n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs At the south side four thousand and five hundred [reeds] by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
- Ezekiel 48:34 שַֽׁעֲרֵי/הֶ֖ם שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֥עַר n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs At the west side four thousand and five hundred [reeds], with their three gates: the gate of Gad, one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of Naphtali, one.
Obadiah 2 verses
- Obadiah 1:11 שער/ו שְׁעָרָ֗י/ו n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c mp cs + sfx pers 3ms In the day that you stood on the other side, in the day that strangers carried away his substance, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, even you were like one of them.
- Obadiah 1:13 בְ/שַֽׁעַר prep + n c ms cs Don't enter into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity. Don't look down on their affliction in the day of their calamity, neither seize their wealth on the day of their calamity.
Micah 2 verses
- Micah 1:9 שַׁ֥עַר n c ms cs For her wounds are incurable; For it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, Even to Jerusalem.
- Micah 1:12 לְ/שַׁ֖עַר prep + n c ms cs For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, Because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.
Nahum 2 verses
Zephaniah 1 verse
Zechariah 2 verses
- Zechariah 8:16 בְּ/שַׁעֲרֵי/כֶֽם prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 2mp These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,
- Zechariah 14:10 לְ/מִ/שַּׁ֣עַר שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֣עַר prep + prep + n c ms cs n c ms cs n c ms cs All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she will be lifted up, and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king's wine-presses.
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The Hebrew noun שער centers on the idea of “gate.” Its meaning spans more than one sense — see its full sense range. Spanning 302 verses in 29 books, it ranks among the common words of the Hebrew Bible. Its earliest occurrence is Genesis 19:1. Related forms include שער, שער and שער. Dig into 302-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
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Strong's · 1890
city
Modern gloss
gate
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current BDB scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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Strong's H8179 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 302
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 302 distinct verses.
- 29 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 29 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #135
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 135 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
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Most concentrated in
- Ezekiel 59 verses 20%
- Deuteronomy 33 verses 11%
- Nehemiah 31 verses 10%
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Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 302 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 152 verses · 50%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 97 verses · 32%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 53 verses · 18%
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BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Gate 232×, Gates 75×, Within thy gates 7×
- American Standard Version†: Gate 208×, Gates 66×, 's gate 13×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Gate 186×, Gates 77×, Gateway 29×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Gate 117×, Gate of 91×, Gates 68×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H8179 across 371† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 35 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H8179 across 373† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 48 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H8179 across 361† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 20 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 12 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H8179 across 384† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 25 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
11 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 11 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
שער I
- 1.
- a. gate, entrance to city, shut (סָגַר) by night Jos 2:5, 7 (JE), cf. Is 45:1, opened (פָּתַח) by day Ne 7:3, cf. Is 60:11; for entrance (בּוֹא), and exit (יָצָא) Je 17:19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27; La 4:12; Ez 26:10 +; עָבַר שׁ׳ Mi 2:13 pass out through (disreg.accents), ע׳ בַּשׁ׳ Is 62:10; with bars ψ 147:13; attacked Ez 21:20, 27, cf. Is 28:6; Mi 1:9, 12; 1 S 17:52; on Ju 5:8, 11 v. Comm.; burned (by foe) Je 19:27; 51:58; Ne 1:3; 2:3, 13, 17; as giving control, possession, of city, יָרַשׁ אֵת שׁ׳ אֹיְבָיו Gn 22:17; 24:60 (J); פֶּתַח הַשּׁ׳ Ju 9:40 + (v. פ׳), דַּלְתוֹת הַשּׁ׳ 1 S 21:14 + (v. ד׳ 3); פֶּתַח־הַשּׁ׳ Ju 18:16, 17 of farm or village; so of camp Ex 32:26, 27 (J). In cities, elaborate structure, with roof 2 S 18:24, upper chamber 19:1; cf. שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים רָאשֵׁיכֶם ψ 24:7, 9; write laws בִּשׁ׳ Dt 6:9 (+ עַל־מְזֻזוֹת בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ), 11:20 (+ id.); בְּתוֹךְ הַשּׁ׳ 1 S 9:18, אֶל־תּוֹךְ הַשּׁ׳ 2 S 3:27; (לְ)יַד שׁ׳ as public, 1 S 4:18, + v 13 𝔊 Th We Dr al., cf. 2 S 15:2; 18:4 Pr 8:3 (‖ מְבוֹא פְתָחִים). e.g. Joshua 2:5
- b. particular gates of Jerusalem are: (1) שׁ׳ אֶפְרַיִם 2 K 14:13 ‖ 2 Ch 25:23; Ne 8:16; 12:39; (2) שׁ׳ הָאַשְׁפֹּת Ne 2:13; 3:14; 12:31 = שׁ׳ הָֽשְׁפוֹת 3:13; (3) שׁ׳ בִּנְיָמִין Je 37:13; 38:7; Zc 14:10; (4) שׁ׳ הנַּיִא Ne 2:13; 15; 3:13 2 Ch 26:9; (5) שׁ׳ הַדָּגִים Zp 1:10; Ne 3:3; 12:39; 2 Ch 33:14; (6) שׁ׳ בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם 2 K 25:4 = Je 52:7, cf. Je 39:4; (7) שׁ׳ החרסות Je 19:2; (8) שׁ׳ הַיְשָׁנָח Ne 3:6; 12:39; (9) שׁ׳ הַמִּזְרָה 3:29; (10) שׁ׳ הַמַּטָּרָה 12:39; (11) שׁ׳ הַמּֽ֑יִם 8:1, 3, 16; (12) שׁ׳ הַמַּיִם לַמִּזְרָ֑ח 3:26, cf. 12:37; (13) שׁ׳ הַמִּפְקָ֑ד 3:31; (14) שׁ׳ הָעַיִן 2:14; 3:15; 12:37; (15) שׁ׳ הַסּוּסִים Je 31:40; Ne 3:28 (cf. 3 b); (16) שׁ׳ הַפִּנָּה 2 K 14:13 ‖ 2 Ch 25:23 (read הַפִּנָּה for הַפּוֹנֶה), Je 31:38; 2 Ch 26:9; prob. = שׁ׳ הָפִּנִּים Zc 14:10; (17) שׁ׳ הַצֹּאן Ne 3:1, 32; 12:39; (18) שׁ׳ הַרִאשׁוֹן Zc 14:10;—on sites and rel. to each other v. RS-GASmEncy. Bib. jerusalem ConderHast DB id. BuhlG. 133 ff. Bd.Pai. s. v. MurrayHd. Bk. s.v. Be-RyNe p. 182 ff. GuZPV, especially v (1882), 7 ff., viii (1885), 245 ff. Comm.ad loc. var. e.g. 2 Kings 14:13
- c. of Ezekiel’s holy city, שַׁעֲרִי הָעִיר Ez 48:31, three on each side, named for tribes, v 31(×4) + 12 times Ez 48. e.g. Ezekiel 48:31
- 2.
- a. gate = space inside gate, as public meeting-place, market 2 K 7:1, 18, place of public well 2 S 23:15, 16 = 1 Ch 11:17, 18; where elders, judges, king, sat officially Dt 21:19; 22:15; Am 5:12, 15; Is 29:21; 2 S 18:24; 19:9; 1 K 22:10 = 2 Ch 18:9; Gn 19:1 (J) Pr 24:7; Jb 5:4; 31:21; Ru 4:1, 11; Pr 31:23, 31, etc.; of conqueror Je 1:15; appar. = רְחוֹב שׁ׳ Gn 19:2 (J) Ne 8:16; 1 Ch 9:16 + (v. i. ר׳); Gn 34:20 (P) one came unto gate (בָּא אֶל־), so בָּאֵי שׁ׳ 23:10, 18 (P) those entering the gate, i.e. having citizens’ rights; also went out (to), יָצָא שׁ׳ Jb 29:7 (i.e., in this case, from his own house, outside the city), hence כָּל־יֹצְאֵי שׁ׳ Gn 34:24(×2) (P; cf. also הוֹצִיא אֶל־ Dt 21:19; 22:15, 24); hence = body of citizens, כָּל־שׁ׳ עַמִּי Ru 3:11. e.g. 2 Kings 7:1
- b. hence also = city Is 14:31 (‖ עִיר), ψ 87:2, etc. e.g. Isaiah 14:31
- c. specif. in Dt, בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ in thy gates, i.e. thy cities, towns, etc., Dt 5:14 = Ex 20:10; Dt 12:12, 15, 17, 21 + 22 times Dt + 1 K 8:37 (read בְּאַחַד שׁ׳, cf. Dt 18:6; 23:17, so 𝔊; 𝔖 mod.), so ‖ 2 Ch 6:28, + (perhaps) Je 14:2 (but 15:7 Na 3:13 fig. of gates as entrance to land); of private house, שַׁעֲרֵי צַדִּיק Pr 14:19 (perhaps cf. Ju 18:16 1 a supr.). e.g. Deuteronomy 5:14
- 3.
- a. gate of royal castle or palace 2 K 9:31; Je 22:2, 4; Ne 2:8; Est 2:19 + 10 times Est; specif. (of king of Judah), שׁ׳ סוּר 2 K 11:6 = שׁ׳ הַיְסוֹד 2 Ch 23:5 (v. ס׳, יס׳), שׁ׳ הָרָצִים 2 K 11:19, הַשּׁ׳ אַחַר הָר׳ v 6; שׁ׳ הַסּוּסִים בֵּית הַמּ׳ 2 Ch 23:15 (= מְבוֹא הַסּ׳ ‖ 2 K 11:16); appar. of official residence, פֶּתַח שׁ׳ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ 2 K 23:8. e.g. 2 Kings 9:31
- b. of temple Je 7:2(×2) 1 Ch 9:23; 16:42 + 12 times Ch, incl. שַׁעֲרֵי מַחֲנוֹת י׳ 2 Ch 31:2 (v. מַחֲנֶה 1, p. 334), cf. ψ 100:4; 118:20, שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק v 19; specif. שׁ׳ בִּנְיָמִין הָעֶלְיוֹן Je 20:2, and (om. בִּנְי׳) 2 K 15:35 = 2 Ch 27:3; Ez 9:2; 2 Ch 23:20, י׳ הֶחָדָשׁ (בֵּית) שׁ׳ Je 26:10; 36:10, שׁ׳ הַפְּנִימִית הַפּוֹנֶה צָפ֫וֹנָה Ez 8:3 cf. v 14, 8:5, שׁ׳ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ שַׁעַר בֵּית י׳ הַקַּדְמֹנִי 10:19; 11:1; שׁ׳ שַׁלֶּכֶת 1 Ch 26:16; שַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ 1 Ch 9:18. e.g. Jeremiah 7:2
- c. of Ezekiel’s temple and courts Ez 40:3, 6; 44:11, 17 + 67 times Ez 40–47. e.g. Ezekiel 40:3
- d. of court of tabern. (P), שׁ׳ הֶחָצֵר Ex 27:16; 35:17 + 6 times Ex + Nu 4:36. e.g. Exodus 27:16
- 4. fig. זֶה שׁ׳ הַשָּׁמַיִם Gn 28:17 (E; ‖ בֵּית אֱלֹהִים); pl. שַׁעֲרֵי שְׁאוֹל Is 38:10; שׁ׳־מָוֶת Jb 38:17 ψ 9:14; 107:18; שׁ׳ צַלְמָוֶת Jb 38:17. e.g. Genesis 28:17
שער II [m.] measure (proposes reckoning)
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. n.m. 2 S 18:24 (f. Is 14:31 in personif., AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 86) gate;—שׁ׳ abs. Ju 9:40 +, cstr. Gn 22:17 +; c. ה loc., שָׁ֑עְרָה Is 28:6 +; pl. שְׁעָרִים 2 S 18:24 +, cstr. שַׁעֲרֵי 1 S 17:52 +; sf. שְׁעָרֶיךָ Dt 12:15 +, שַׁעֲרֵיהֶם Ez 21:20; 48:34, etc.;—
II. n.[m.] measure (proposes reckoning);—pl. מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים Gn 26:12 (J) 100 measures, i.e. 100 for one = 100-fold.
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Derived from שער (shâʻar) (H8176) — to calculate.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
שָׁעַר I
- to keep the gate.—V. שׁוֹעֵר.
- same. Arakh. 11ᵇ משורר ששי׳ בשל חבירו a Levite chorister that helped in attending to the gate in his neighbor’s stead.—Part. מְשׁוֹעֵר; pl. מְשׁוֹעֲרִים (formed by analogy to מְשׁוֹרֵר, v. שִׁיר I). Ib. מש׳ ששורר, v. שִׁיר I. Ib. ולא מן המש׳ (Sifré Num. 116; Yalk. ib. 752 השׁוֹעֲרִים), v. שִׁיר I.
שָׁעַר II
- v. שַׁעַר) to divide, distribute. [Midr. Till. to Ps. XIV שיערו, v. infra.]
- 1. to apportion, estimate, measure, calculate. Ḥull. VII, 4 כיצד מְשׁעֲרִין אותה וכ׳ how do we define the proportions of the mixture (to find out whether the forbidden admixture is large enough to impart its taste to the permitted portion)? As if it were an admixture of meat in a vegetable dish. Ib. 97ᵇ כשהן משערין משערין וכ׳ when we define the proportions, we include in the calculation the broth &c. Ib. כל איסורין … מְשַׁעֲרִינָן וכ׳ in all admixtures of Biblically forbidden matter we assume for calculation that the forbidden matter was onions or porret. Ib. שִׁיעֲרוּ חכמים וכ׳ the scholars have calculated that of all forbidden substances none give a stronger taste than onions &c. Lev. R. s. 37 מְשָׁעֵר את … באיטלקית (some ed. מְשָׁעֵיר) do you estimate that in all I drank at my meal there would have been a quarter of a Log of Italian (unmixed) wine? Koh. R. to V, 8 שיערו אותה, v. next w.; a. fr.—Midr. Till. to Ps. CXIV (expl. סֹלּוּ, Ps. LXVIII, 5) שַׁעֲרוּ לפניו דרכיכם (not שיע׳; ed. Bub. שפרו, a glossator’s emendation) measure your ways before the Lord (cmp. שׁוּם I). Pesik. Zutr. Haaz. (ed. Bub. p. 114) (ref. to שערום, Deut. XXXII, 17) לא שִׁיעֲרוּם וכ׳ whom your fathers never appraised, to find out whether or not they are of use; Yalk. Deut. 545 לא שערום. e.g. Psalms 68:5
- 2. (v. שַׁעַר) to superintend the market, v. מְשָׁעֵר.
- to be estimated, measured. Ukts. II, 8 מִשְׁתַּעֲרִין בכמות שהן are measured as they are (not compressed); מִשְׁתַּעֶרֶת בכמות שהיא is measured as it is.
שְׁעַר
- Pa. שַׁעֵיר same, to measure, calculate. Targ. O. Gen. XXVI, 12 בדשַׁעֲרוּהִי ed. Berl. (oth. ed. בדשַׁעֲרוֹהִי; Y. בדשַׁעֲרוֹי; h. text שערים).—Ḥull. 97ᵇ ולִישַׁעֲרִינְהוּ בפלפלין וכ׳ why not use as a standard (for calculation in the case of admixtures of forbidden substances) pepper or spices which are not neutralized in a mass of a thousand times their quantity? Ib. בדידיה מְשַׁעֲרִינָן או בדנפיק מיניה משערינן do we calculate the proportions by the actual size of the admixture, or by the quantity that has come out of it (has been absorbed in the dish)? Y. Kil. IX, 32ᵈ top שַׁעֲרוּנָהּ רבנין וכ׳ the Rabbis made the calculation, and it (the well of Miriam) was exactly opposite the middle gate &c.; Lev. R. s. 22 שערותא (corr. acc.); Koh. R. to V, 8 שיערו אותה וכ׳ (Hebr.).
שָׂעַר
- to be rough, denom. שֵׂעָר; to shudder, fear. Sifré Deut. 318 (expl. שערום, Deut. XXXII, 17) שלא עמדה שערת וכ׳ your fathers’ hair did not stand on end before them (v. שָׁעַר II); Yalk. ib. 545. e.g. Deuteronomy 32:17
- (denom. of שֵׂעָר) to grow hair, be hairy. Ḥull. 44ᵃ עד מקום שיַשְׂעִיר Ms. M. a Rashi (ed. כדי, corr. acc.) to the place (of the stomach) where it becomes covered with hair. Ib. (Chald. diction) תורא דמַשְׂעִיר טפי an ox, which is more hairy (on the stomach). Nidd. 25ᵇ עד שישעיר until the embryo has hair.
שְׂעַר
- , Af. אַשְׂעִיר, v. preced.
שֵׂעָר
- preced.) hair. Meg. 18ᵃ, a. e. מסלסל בשׂעַרְךָ, v. סִלְסֵל. Naz. I, 2 הכביד שַׂעֲרוֹ, v. כָּבֵד I. Ib. 4ᵇ לשחת ש׳ וכ׳ to ruin such fine hair; Tosef. ib. IV, 7. Yoma 47ᵃ קלעי שַׂעֲרִי, v. קֶלַע II; a. fr.—Trnsf. crown, ramification of a tree; panicle, stem and pod of leguminous plants. Peah II, 3, a. e. ש׳ כותש, v. כָּתַשׁ; Y. ib. 17ᵃ top סֵעָר. Kil. IV, 9 היה הופך ש׳ שתי וכ׳ he turned the branches of two rows of vines towards one side; B. Bath. 82ᵇ. Sabb. XXI, 3 ש׳ של אפונין וש׳ וכ׳ the panicles (pods) of beans and of lentils. Tosef. Ukts. I, 8 סֵיאָר ed. Zuck. (Var. שיע, read as ed. T’bul Yom III: שיער) the panicle of a pomegranate; a. fr.—Pl., v. שַׂעֲרָה
שְׂעַר ²
- ch., v. שַׂעֲרָא
שַׁעַר
- שער to divide, break open)
- 1. gate, open place for public and private transactions. Sifré Deut. 242 (ref. to Deut. XXII, 24 ש׳ שנמצאת בו וכ׳ the gate (of the place) where she was found, and not the gate where she was judged. Keth. 45ᵇ (ref. to Deut. XVII, 5) ש׳ שעבד בו the gate (of the place) where he worshipped the idol. Midd. I, 3 ש׳ המזרחי the eastern Temple gate; a. v. fr.—Pl. שְׁעָרִים, שְׁעָרִין; constr. שַׁעֲרֵי. Ib. חמשה ש׳ היו וכ׳ the Temple mount had five gates; שני ש׳ חולדה two ḥuldah gates, v. חוּלְדָּה II. Ib. 4; a. v. fr. e.g. Deuteronomy 22:24
- 2. market, market price. B. Mets. V, 7 שיצא הש׳, v. פָּסַק. Ib. (72ᵇ) כש׳ הגבוה (Bab. ed. בש׳) according to the price at the height of the market, i.e. the lowest price. Ib. 8 כש׳ הזול according to the lowest market price. Ib. 1 לקח … וכן הש׳ if he bought wheat of him, at a gold Denar a Kor, and such was the market price. Gitt. 57ᵃ נחסר הש׳ מודיא אחת the price went down one Modius, i.e. from forty Modii to thirty-nine for a Denar; וחזר הש׳ למקומו the price went back to its former figure; a. fr.—Pl. as ab. B. Bath. 89ᵃ לש׳ for the regulation of market prices, v. אֲגַרְדְּמִיס; Y. ib. V, end, 15ᵇ שִׁיעוּרִין, a. שִׁיעוּרַיָּיא.
שַׁעַר II
- estimation, proportion. — Pl. שְׁעָרִים. Gen. R. s. 64 (ref. to Gen. XXVI, 12) מאה כורים מאה ש׳ מאה מניינים מאה ש׳ וכ׳ one hundred Kor; one hundred proportions, one hundred quantities; one hundred sh’ʿarim, this shows that they had made an estimate of it (the crop of the field), and it brought a hundred times the estimated quantity; Yalk. ib. 111 (corr. acc.); Pirké d’R. El. ch. XXXIII וכל דבר … מאה ש׳ של ממון וכ׳ and for every thing that he gave tithes of, the Lord sent him one hundred times the value, and he blessed him. e.g. Genesis 26:12
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The 141 distinct written forms H8179 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 81 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 260 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 302 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 19:1
- Exodus 20:10
- Numbers 4:26
- Deuteronomy 5:14
- Joshua 2:5
- Judges 5:8
- Ruth 3:11
- 1 Samuel 4:18
- 2 Samuel 3:27
- 1 Kings 8:37
- 2 Kings 7:1
- 1 Chronicles 9:18
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