Sha`ar

The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 8179

Original Word	Word Origin
r[X	from (08176) in its original sense
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Sha`ar	TWOT - 2437a
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
shah'-ar	Noun Masculine

Definition

gate
1. gate (of entrance)
2. gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
  1. city, town
3. gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
4. heaven

NAS Word Usage - Total: 368

cities 2, city 2, court 2, courts 1, each gate 1, every gate 1, every gate 1, Gate 49, gate 195, gatekeepers* 1, gates 88, gateway 4, gateway* 2, town 6, towns 13

NAS Verse Count
Genesis	8
Exodus	10
Numbers	1
Deuteronomy	32
Joshua	5
Judges	9
Ruth	4
1 Samuel	4
2 Samuel	10
1 Kings	2
2 Kings	13
1 Chronicles	8
2 Chronicles	14
Nehemiah	31
Esther	10
Job	4
Psalms	13
Proverbs	7
Solomon	1
Isaiah	12
Jeremiah	25
Lamentations	4
Ezekiel	59
Amos	3
Obadiah	2
Micah	3
Nahum	2
Zephaniah	1
Zechariah	2

Total	299

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Sha`ar". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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