Strong's Lexicon

H8176

H8176 — שָׁעַר

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

Hebrewsha`arverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2438

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8176
Word:	שָׁעַר
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	sha`ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-ar'
Meaning:	1. to split or open 2. (literally, as denominative from H8179) to act as gate-keeper (see H7778) 3. (figuratively) to estimate
KJV Renderings:	think.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8933

II. שָׁעַר verb calculate, reakon (Late Hebrew Pi`el Jewish-Aramaic Pa`el put a valuation, estimate ; Jewish-Aramaic שַׁעֲרָא interest, market-price; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5667] market-price is loan-word Frä¹⁸⁹); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular בְּנַפְשׁוֺ כֶּןהֿוּא ׳ כְּמוֺשֿׁ Prov 23:7 as he has calculated in his soul, so is he, but dubious: De שֹׁעֵר as one who calculates; more radical conjectures in Bi Toy.

Other Resources

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