H8179
Gate
שַׁעַר (Sha'ar)
A gate or entrance — the place of authority, justice, and spiritual access.
Hebrew
Pronunciation: shah-AHR
Definition
The Hebrew word sha'ar means gate or entrance, representing in Scripture a place of authority, justice, and spiritual access to God's presence.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
Psalm 118:19-20
“Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.”Read in context
Psalm 24:7
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.”Read in context
Genesis 22:17
“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.”Read in context
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