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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.
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Are head coverings commanded in worship?
- Is tithing required for Christians?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
Where it appears
374 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 9:18 HR/Ncmsc1 Chronicles 9:23 HTd/Ncmpa1 Chronicles 11:17 HRd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 11:18 HRd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 16:42 HRd/Ncmsa1 Chronicles 22:3 HTd/Ncmpa1 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.