שַׁעַר
šaʿar
gate
Strong's H8179NounHebrewTWOT 2437aPlaces

שַׁעַר (šaʿar) is a Hebrew noun meaning gate. It appears 375 times in 29 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8179).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2437a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2437a)gate; opening, door; city
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שַׁ֫עַר noun, masculine: gate

Strong's H8179 שַׁעַר: an opening, i.e. door or gate
KJV:city, door, gate, port (× -er).

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2437: שׁער šʿr — Root of: שַׁ֫עַר gate; שֹׁעֵר porter

See it in Scripture

Genesis 19:1Exodus 20:10Numbers 4:26

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