Hebrew · Strong's H8179 · Noun (masculine)
שַׁעַר
sha·ar
gate
348times used
277verses
29books
How it's translated
- the gate of68
- the gate56
- the gates of16
- in the gate13
- the gates11
- in the gates of10
- in the gate of9
- at the gate of9
Definition
: gate
1) gate
1a) gate (of entrance)
1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place)
1b1) city, town
1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle)
1d) heaven
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
- πύλη pulē · gate 95%
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Ezekiel59
- Nehemiah31
- Jeremiah25
- 2 Chronicles15
- 2 Kings13
- Psalms13
- Isaiah12
- Exodus11
- 2 Samuel10
- Esther10
…and 19 more books.
Every verse
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