Quick Definition
gatekeeper
Strong's Definition
a janitor
Derivation: or שֹׁעֵר active participle of H8176 (שָׁעַר) (as denominative from H8179 (שַׁעַר));
KJV Usage: doorkeeper, porter.
TWOT Reference: 2437b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֹׁעֵר (sho.er) — gatekeeper. gatekeeper, porter
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שַׁעַר · שֹׁעָר
Professions
gatekeeper = a person responsible for guarding the entrance of a town or building
2SA 18:26 · 2KI 7:10 · 2KI 7:11 · 1CH 9:17 · 1CH 9:18 · 1CH 9:21 · 1CH 9:22 · 1CH 9:24 · 1CH 9:26 · 1CH 15:18 · 1CH 15:23 · 1CH 15:24 · 1CH 16:38 · 1CH 23:5 · 1CH 26:1 · 1CH 26:12 · 1CH 26:19 · 2CH 8:14 · 2CH 23:4 · 2CH 23:19 · 2CH 31:14 · 2CH 34:13 · 2CH 35:15 · EZR 2:42 · EZR 2:70 · EZR 7:7 · EZR 10:24 · NEH 7:1 · NEH 7:45 · NEH 7:72 · NEH 10:29 · NEH 10:40 · NEH 11:19 · NEH 12:25 · NEH 12:45 · NEH 12:47 · NEH 13:5
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֹׁעֵר 37 n.m. porter base