Strong's Lexicon

H7778

H7778 — שׁוֹעֵר שׁוֹעֵר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshow`ernoun mascOccurrences: 37TWOT: 2437b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7778
Word:שׁוֹעֵר שׁוֹעֵר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:active participle of H8176 (as denominative from H8179)
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:37
Transliteration:show`er
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:sho-are' (or shomer {sho-are'}) n-m.
Meaning:1. a janitor
KJV Renderings:doorkeeper, porter.

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שֹׁעֵר37 noun masculine porter (denominative from שַׁעַר ); — absolute ׳ שׁוֺ 2Chr 31:14, construct ׳ שֹׁ 2Kgs 7:10; 1Chr 9:21, + feminine שׁוֺעֶ֫רֶת 2Sam 4:6 (for ᵑ0 [וֺךְ] בֹּאוּ עַד תּ) We Dr HPS Bu Now after ᵐ5 (Th פְּקִידַת דֶּלֶת); plural שֹׁעֲרִים 2Kgs 7:11 +; construct שֹׁעֲרֵי 2Chr 23:4 — porter of city gate 2Kgs 7:10; 2Kgs 7:11 (2Sam 18:26 read הַשַּׁעַר ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Th We Dr and most); portress of house 2Sam 4:6 (see above); elsewhere (34 t. Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah) of gate-keepers in sanctuary 1Chr 9:17; 1Chr 9:18; 1Chr 9:24 +; 4,000 in number, 1Chr 23:5 ׳ שׁ פֶּתַח לְאֹהֶל מוֺעֵד 1Chr 9:21 שֹׁעֲרִים בַּסִּפִּים 1Chr 9:22 לָאָרוֺן ׳ שׁ 1Chr 15:23; 1Chr 15:24 שֹׁעֲרֵי הַסִּפִּים 2Chr 23:4 בְּנֵי הַשֹּׁעֲרִים Ezra 2:42.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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