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שַׁעַר
shaʻar · Hebrew · Strong's H8179 · 374 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “door”
What it means
an opening, i.e. door or gate
from H8176 (שָׁעַר) in its original sense;
How the KJV renders it
city, door, gate
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“gate”
“city”
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Where it appears
374 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 9:18 · HR/Ncmsc
who previously served in the king’s gate eastward. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the children of Levi.
1 Chronicles 9:23 · HTd/Ncmpa
So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of Yahweh’s house, even the house of the tent, as guards.
1 Chronicles 11:17 · HRd/Ncmsa
David longed, and said, “Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”
1 Chronicles 11:18 · HRd/Ncmsa
The three broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem that was by the gate, took it, and brought it to David; but David would not drink any of it, but poured it out to Yahweh,
1 Chronicles 16:42 · HRd/Ncmsa
and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.
1 Chronicles 22:3 · HTd/Ncmpa
David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates and for the couplings, and bronze in abundance without weight,
1 Chronicles 26:13 HC/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 26:16 HNcmsc1 Kings 8:37 HNcmpc/Sp3ms1 Kings 22:10 HNcmsc1 Samuel 4:18 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 9:18 HTd/Ncmsa1 Samuel 17:52 HNcmpc1 Samuel 21:13 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 6:28 HNcmpc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 8:14 HC/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 18:9 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 23:5 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 23:15 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 23:19 HNcmpc2 Chronicles 23:20 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 24:8 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 25:23 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 26:9 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 27:3 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 31:2 HR/Ncmpc2 Chronicles 32:6 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 33:14 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 35:15 HC/Ncmsa2 Kings 7:1 HR/Ncmsc2 Kings 7:3 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 7:17 HRd/Ncmsa2 Kings 7:18 HR/Ncmsc2 Kings 7:20 HRd/Ncmsa2 Kings 9:31 HRd/Ncmsa2 Kings 10:8 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 11:6 HR/Ncmsc2 Kings 11:19 HNcmsc2 Kings 14:13 HNcmsc2 Kings 15:35 HNcmsc2 Kings 23:8 HNcmsc2 Kings 25:4 HNcmsa2 Samuel 3:27 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 10:8 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 11:23 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 15:2 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 18:4 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 18:24 HTd/Ncmpa2 Samuel 18:33 HTd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 19:8 HRd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 23:15 HRd/Ncmsa2 Samuel 23:16 HRd/NcmsaAmos 5:10 HRd/NcmsaAmos 5:12 HRd/NcmsaAmos 5:15 HRd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 5:14 HR/Ncmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 6:9 HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 11:20 HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2msDeuteronomy 12:12 HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mpDeuteronomy 12:15 HNcmpc/Sp2ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.