Lexicon :: Strong's H8176 - šāʿar

שָׁעַר
Transliteration
šāʿar
Pronunciation
shaw-ar'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2438

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁעַר shâʻar, shaw-ar'; a primitive root; to split or open, i.e. (literally, but only as denominative from H8179); compare see H7778 to act as gatekeeper; (figuratively) to estimate:—think.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H8176 in the following manner: think (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H8176 in the following manner: think (1x).

  1. to split open, reason out, calculate, reckon, estimate

    1. (Qal) to calculate Pr 23:7

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁעַר shâʻar, shaw-ar'; a primitive root; to split or open, i.e. (literally, but only as denominative from H8179); compare see H7778 to act as gatekeeper; (figuratively) to estimate:—think.
STRONGS H8176: Abbreviations
† II. שָׁעַר verb calculate, reckon (Late Hebrew Pi. Jewish-Aramaic Pa. put a valuation, estimate; Jewish-Aramaic שַׁעֲרָא interest, market-price; Arabic market-price is loan-word Frä189); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular בְּנַפְשׁוֺ כֶּןהֿוּא כְּמוֺשֿׁ׳ Proverbs 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.
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23:7