Strong's Lexicon
shaar: Gate
Original Word:שַׁעַר
Part of Speech:Noun Masculine
Transliteration:sha`ar
Pronunciation:shah-ar
Phonetic Spelling:(shah'-ar)
Definition:Gate
Meaning:an opening, door, gate
Word Origin:From the root verb שָׁעַר (sha'ar), meaning "to think, calculate, or reckon."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G4439 (πύλη, pule): Refers to a gate, often used in the New Testament to describe city gates or metaphorical gates, such as the "narrow gate" in Matthew 7:13.
-G2374 (θύρα, thura): While primarily meaning "door," it can also refer to a gate or entrance.
Usage:The Hebrew word "shaar" primarily refers to a gate, which is an entryway or opening in a wall or fence. In biblical contexts, it often denotes the gates of cities, temples, or palaces. Gates were significant in ancient times as they served not only as points of entry and exit but also as places of judgment, commerce, and public assembly.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, city gates were central to community life. They were places where elders sat to administer justice, where prophets delivered messages, and where merchants conducted business. The gates were often fortified and guarded, symbolizing strength and security. The importance of gates is reflected in their frequent mention in biblical narratives and laws.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom an unused word
Definitiona gate
NASB Translationcities (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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
3732Samuel 18:24 (
Isaiah 14:31 in personification, Albr
ZAW xvi (1896), 86) ; — absolute
Judges 9:40 +, construct
Genesis 22:17 +; with locative,
Isaiah 28:6 +; plural
2 Samuel 18:24 +, construct
1 Samuel 17:52 +; suffix
Deuteronomy 12:15 +,
Ezekiel 21:20;
Ezekiel 48:34, etc.; —
gate, entrance to city, shut () by nightJoshua 2:5,7 (JE), compareIsaiah 45:1, opened () by dayNehemiah 7:3, compareIsaiah 60:11; for entrance (), and exit ()Jeremiah 17:19,20,21,24,25,27;Lamentations 4:12;Ezekiel 26:10 +;Micah 2:13pass out through (disregard accents),Isaiah 62:10; with barsPsalm 147:13; attackedEzekiel 21:20;Ezekiel 21:27, compareIsaiah 28:6;Micah 1:9,12;1 Samuel 17:52; onJudges 5:8,11 see Commentaries; burned (by foe)Jeremiah 19:27;Jeremiah 51:58;Nehemiah 1:3;Nehemiah 2:3,13,17; as giving control, possession, of city,Genesis 22:17;Genesis 24:60 (J);Judges 9:40 + (see ),1 Samuel 21:14 + (see
);Judges 18:16,17 of farm or village; so of campExodus 32:26,27 (J). In cities, elaborate structure, with roof2 Samuel 18:24, upper chamber2 Samuel 19:1; comparePsalm 24:7;Psalm 24:9; write lawsDeuteronomy 6:9 ( + ),Deuteronomy 11:20 (+id..);1 Samuel 9:18,2 Samuel 3:27; as public,1 Samuel 4:18, +1 Samuel 4:13 Th We Dr and others, compare2 Samuel 15:2;2 Samuel 18:4;Proverbs 8:3 ("" ).
-12 Kings 14:13 "" 2 Chronicles 25:23 (read for ),Jeremiah 31:38; 2Chronicles 26:9; probably =Zechariah 14:10; -17Nehemiah 3:1,32;Nehemiah 12:39; -18Zechariah 14:10; — on sites and related to each other see RS-GASmEncy. Bib. JERUSALEM ConderHast. DB id. BuhlG 133 ff. BdPal. under the word MurrayHd. Bk, under the word BeRyNe p. 182 ff. GuZPV, especially v (1882). 7 ff. viii (1885), 245 ff. Comm.on the passage variant reading
,Ezekiel 48:31, three on each side, named for tribes,Ezekiel 48:31;Ezekiel 48:31;Ezekiel 48:31;Ezekiel 48:31 12t. Ezekiel 48..
gate = space inside gate, as public meeting-place, market2 Kings 7:1,18, place of public well2 Samuel 23:15,16 =1 Chronicles 11:17,18, where elders, judges, king, sat officiallyDeuteronomy 21:19;Deuteronomy 22:15;Amos 5:12,15;Isaiah 29:21;2 Samuel 18:24;2 Samuel 19:9;1 Kings 22:10 2Chronicles 18:9;Genesis 19:1 (J)Proverbs 24:7;Job 5:4;Job 31:21;Ruth 4:1 (twice in verse);Proverbs 31:23,31, etc.; of conquerorJeremiah 1:15; apparently =Genesis 19:2 (J)Nehemiah 8:16;1 Chronicles 9:16 + (see I. );Genesis 34:20 (P)one came unto gate (), soGenesis 23:10,18 (P)those entering the gate, i.e. having citizens' rights; alsowent out (to),Job 29:7 (i.e., in this case, from his own house, outside the city), henceGenesis 34:24 (twice in verse) (P; compare alsoDeuteronomy 21:19;Deuteronomy 22:15,24); hence = body of citizens,Ruth 3:11.
Isaiah 14:31 ("" ),Psalm 87:2, etc.
specifically in Deuteronomy,in thy gates, i.e. thy cities, towns, etc.,Deuteronomy 5:14 =Exodus 20:10;Deuteronomy 12:12,15,17,21 22t. Deuteronomy +1 Kings 8:37 (read , compareDeuteronomy 18:6;Deuteronomy 23:17, so modern), so "" 2 Chronicles 6:28, + (perhaps)Jeremiah 14:2 (butJeremiah 15:7;Nahum 3:13 figurative ofgates as entrance to land); of private house,Proverbs 14:19 (perhaps compareJudges 18:16 above).
gate of royal castle or palace2 Kings 9:31;Jeremiah 22:2,4;Nehemiah 2:8;Esther 2:19 10t. Esther; specifically (of king of Judah),2 Kings 11:6 = 2Chronicles 23:5 (see , ),2 Kings 11:19,2 Kings 11:6; 2Chronicles 23:15 ( = ""2 Kings 11:16); apparently of official residence,2 Kings 23:8.
Jeremiah 7:2 (twice in verse);1 Chronicles 9:23;1 Chronicles 16:42 12t. Chronicles, including 2Chronicles 31:2 (see
, p. 334), comparePsalm 100:4;Psalm 118:20,Psalm 100:19; specificallyJeremiah 20:2, and (omit )2 Kings 15:35 2Chronicles 27:3;Ezekiel 9:2; 2Chronicles 23:20,Jeremiah 26:10;Jeremiah 36:10,Ezekiel 8:3 compareEzekiel 8:14,Ezekiel 8:5,Ezekiel 10:19;Ezekiel 11:1;1 Chronicles 26:16;1 Chronicles 9:18.
Ezekiel 40:3,6;Ezekiel 44:11,17 67t.Ezekiel 40-47.
(P),Exodus 27:16;Exodus 35:17 + 6t. Exodus +Numbers 4:36.
figurativeGenesis 28:17 (E; "" ); pluralIsaiah 38:10;Job 38:17;Psalm 9:14;Psalm 107:18;Job 38:17.
( Syriac; Biblical Hebrew , √I. ); — construct :
door of furnaceDaniel 3:26.
gate of king, i.e. palace, court,Daniel 2:29 (compareEsther 2:19, see
; also Arabic
gate, then
the court of a sovereign; plural
Sublime Porte, of Turkish court, see especially Dozyi. 124).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
city, door, gate, port
Fromsha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (X -er).
see HEBREWsha'ar
Forms and Transliterations
בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵ֥י בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵיכֶ֔ם בְּשַֽׁעַר־ בְּשַׁ֖עַר בְּשַׁ֙עַר֙ בְּשַׁ֣עַר בְּשַׁ֤עַר בְּשַׁ֥עַר בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖י בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛י בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃ בְשַֽׁעַר־ בְשַׁ֤עַר בְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶ֜יךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ בִּשְׁעָרַ֔יִךְ בִשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר בַּשְּׁעָרִ֑ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֔ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֣ים בַּשְּׁעָרִ֥ים בַּשַּׁ֔עַר בַּשַּׁ֖עַר בַּשַּׁ֛עַר בַּשַּׁ֥עַר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ בַּשָּׁ֑עַר בַשְּׁעָרִ֣ים בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ בַשַּׁ֖עַר בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ בַשָּׁ֑עַר בשער בשער־ בשער׃ בשערי בשעריה בשעריך בשעריך׃ בשעריכם בשעריכם׃ בשערים בשערים׃ הַ֠שַּׁעַר הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֔ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֗ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֛ים הַשְּׁעָרִ֧ים הַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃ הַשַּׁ֔עַר הַשַּׁ֖עַר הַשַּׁ֗עַר הַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ הַשַּׁ֛עַר הַשַּׁ֜עְרָה הַשַּׁ֜עַר הַשַּׁ֣עַר הַשַּׁ֥עַר הַשַּׁ֨עַר הַשַּׁעַר֒ הַשַּׁעַר֮ הַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ הַשָּֽׁעַר׃ הַשָּׁ֑עַר השער השער׃ השערה השערה׃ השערים השערים׃ וְהַשַּׁ֗עַר וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר וְהַשַּׁ֥עַר וְשַׁ֙עַר֙ וְשַׁ֛עַר וְשַׁ֨עַר וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י וְשַׁעֲרֵ֣י וָשָֽׁעַר׃ וָשָׁ֑עַר וּבִשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ וּלְשַׁ֨עַר וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר וּשְׁעָרִ֖ים וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ וּשְׁעָרֶ֥יהָ וּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְ ובשעריך׃ והשער ולשער ומשער ושער ושער׃ ושערי ושעריה ושעריך ושערים לְמִשַּׁ֣עַר לְשַֽׁעַר־ לְשַׁ֖עַר לְשַׁ֣עַר לְשַׁ֥עַר לְשַׁעֲרֵ֥י לַשְּׁעָרִ֖ים לַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ לַשַּׁ֨עַר לַשָּֽׁעַר׃ לָשַׁ֙עַר֙ למשער לשער לשער־ לשער׃ לשערי לשערים מִשַּׁ֛עַר מִשַּׁ֣עַר מִשַּׁ֤עַר מִשַּׁ֥עֲרֵי מִשַּׁ֧עַר משער משערי שְׁעָרִ֑ים שְׁעָרִ֔ים שְׁעָרִ֥ים שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ שְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ שְׁעָרֶ֔יהָ שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ שְׁעָרֶ֖יךָ שְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ שְׁעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ שְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙ שְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ שְׁעָרַ֧יִךְ שְׁעָרָ֑יִךְ שְׁעָרָ֑יו שְׁעָרָ֨יו ׀ שַֽׁעֲרֵיהֶ֖ם שַֽׁעַר־ שַׁ֔עַר שַׁ֕עַר שַׁ֖עַר שַׁ֙עַר֙ שַׁ֜עַר שַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔ם שַׁ֣עַר שַׁ֣עַר ׀ שַׁ֤עַר שַׁ֥עֲרֵי שַׁ֥עַר שַׁ֧עַר שַׁ֨עַר שַׁעֲרֵ֖י שַׁעֲרֵ֣י שַׁעֲרֵ֤י שַׁעֲרֵ֥י שַׁעֲרֵ֨י שַׁעֲרֵי֙ שַׁעֲרֵי־ שָֽׁעְרָה׃ שָֽׁעַר׃ שָׁ֑עַר שְׁעָרָ֗יו שער שער־ שער׃ שערה׃ שערי שערי־ שעריה שעריהם שעריו שעריך שעריך׃ שערים baš·ša·‘ar baš·šā·‘ar ḇaš·ša·‘ar ḇaš·šā·‘ar baš·šə·‘ā·rîm ḇaš·šə·‘ā·rîm bashShaar bashsheaRim bašša‘ar baššā‘ar ḇašša‘ar ḇaššā‘ar baššə‘ārîm ḇaššə‘ārîm bə·ša·‘ă·rê ḇə·ša·‘ă·rê bə·ša·‘ă·rê·ḵem bə·ša·‘ar ḇə·ša·‘ar bə·ša·‘ar- ḇə·ša·‘ar- bəša‘ar ḇəša‘ar bəša‘ar- ḇəša‘ar- bəša‘ărê ḇəša‘ărê bəša‘ărêḵem beshaar beshaaRei beshaareiChem biš‘ārayiḵ biš‘ārehā biš‘āreḵā ḇiš‘āreḵā biš·‘ā·ra·yiḵ biš·‘ā·re·hā biš·‘ā·re·ḵā ḇiš·‘ā·re·ḵā bishaRayich bishaReicha bishaReiha haš·ša‘·rāh haš·ša·‘ar haš·šā·‘ar haš·šā·‘ə·rāh haš·šə·‘ā·rîm hashShaar hashShaerah hashSharah hashsheaRim hašša‘ar haššā‘ar haššā‘ərāh hašša‘rāh haššə‘ārîm lā·ša·‘ar laš·ša·‘ar laš·šā·‘ar laš·šə·‘ā·rîm lāša‘ar laShaar lashShaar lashsheaRim lašša‘ar laššā‘ar laššə‘ārîm lə·miš·ša·‘ar lə·ša·‘ă·rê lə·ša·‘ar lə·ša·‘ar- lemishShaar ləmišša‘ar ləša‘ar ləša‘ar- ləša‘ărê leShaar leshaaRei miš·ša·‘ă·rê miš·ša·‘ar mishShaar mishShaarei mišša‘ar mišša‘ărê ša‘ar šā‘ar ša‘ar- ša‘ărê ša‘ărê- ša‘ărêhem šā‘ərāh ša·‘ă·rê ša·‘ă·rê- ša·‘ă·rê·hem ša·‘ar šā·‘ar ša·‘ar- šā·‘ə·rāh šə‘ārāw šə‘ārayiḵ šə‘ārāyiḵ šə‘ārehā šə‘āreḵā šə‘ārîm šə·‘ā·ra·yiḵ šə·‘ā·rā·yiḵ šə·‘ā·rāw šə·‘ā·re·hā šə·‘ā·re·ḵā šə·‘ā·rîm Shaar shaaRei shaareiHem Shaerah sheaRav sheaRayich sheaReicha sheaReiha sheaRim ū·ḇiš·‘ā·re·ḵā ū·lə·ša·‘ar ū·miš·ša·‘ar ū·šə·‘ā·ra·yiḵ ū·šə·‘ā·re·hā ū·šə·‘ā·rîm ūḇiš‘āreḵā ūləša‘ar uleShaar umishShaar ūmišša‘ar ūšə‘ārayiḵ ūšə‘ārehā ūšə‘ārîm usheaRayich usheaReiha usheaRim uvishaReicha vaShaar vashShaar vashsheaRim vehashShaar veShaar veshaaRei vishaReicha wā·šā·‘ar wāšā‘ar wə·haš·ša·‘ar wə·ša·‘ă·rê wə·ša·‘ar wəhašša‘ar wəša‘ar wəša‘ărê
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