Strong's Hebrew · H7778

H7778 shôwʻêr

שׁוֹעֵר

sho-are'

doorkeeper, porter.

shôwʻêr appears 37 times in Scripture, including 2 Samuel 18:26 and 2 Kings 7:10. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

a janitor

Derivation

or שֹׁעֵר active participle of H8176 (שָׁעַר) (as denominative from H8179 (שַׁעַר));

Appears 37 times in Scripture

1 Chronicles 26:1

“These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.”

1 Chronicles 9:22

“The number of those chosen to be gatekeepers at the thresholds was 212. They were registered by genealogy in their villages. David and Samuel the seer had appointed them to their positions of trust.”

2 Chronicles 34:13

“were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.”

2 Samuel 18:26

“the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.”

1 Chronicles 9:21

“Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

2 Kings 7:10

“So they went and called out to the gatekeepers of the city, saying, “We went to the Aramean camp and no one was there—not a trace—only tethered horses and donkeys, and the tents were intact.””

1 Chronicles 9:17

“These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;”

Nehemiah 12:25

“Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.”

1 Chronicles 9:18

“he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.”

2 Kings 7:11

“The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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