TBESH · H7778
שֹׁעֵר · sho.er · gatekeeper
gatekeeper, porter
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sho.er H7778
שֹׁעֵר (sho.er) means “gatekeeper” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שֹׁעֵר Hebrew · H7778 37 tagged occurrences in 37 verses
Pronunciation guide: sho-are' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
or שֹׁעֵר active participle of H8176 (שָׁעַר) (as denominative from H8179 (שַׁעַר)); a janitor
KJV glosses: doorkeeper, porter.
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How translators render H7778
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the gatekeepers | 9 |
| gatekeepers | 5 |
| and gatekeepers | 4 |
| and the gatekeepers | 3 |
| of the gatekeepers | 3 |
| are to be gatekeepers | 1 |
| he also appointed gatekeepers | 1 |
| shall keep watch | 1 |
| the gatekeeper | 1 |
| the keeper | 1 |
| these were the gatekeepers | 1 |
| to be gatekeepers | 1 |
| was the gatekeeper | 1 |
| were also to be guardians | 1 |
| were gatekeepers | 1 |
| were the gatekeepers | 1 |
| were to be gatekeepers | 1 |
| were to be guardians | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the porters | 10 |
| porters | 6 |
| the porters | 6 |
| of the porters | 4 |
| doorkeepers | 2 |
| unto the porter | 2 |
| and of the porters | 1 |
| and porters | 1 |
| moreover the porters | 1 |
| porter | 1 |
| the porter | 1 |
| to be porters | 1 |
| were the porters | 1 |
Verses containing H7778
Page 1 of 1. 37 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- 2 Samuel 18:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 2 Kings 7:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 7:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported to the king’s household.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 9:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 9:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 9:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 9:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 9:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The gatekeepers were stationed on the four sides: east, west, north, and south.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 9:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But the four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the treasuries of the house of God.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 15:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 15:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 15:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 16:38
· BSB · 1 occurrence
along with Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 23:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 26:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 26:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their chief men, had duties for ministering in the house of the LORD, just as their relatives did.
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 26:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 8:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 23:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 23:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He stationed gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD, so that no one who was in any way unclean could enter.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 31:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was in charge of the freewill offerings given to God, distributing the contributions to the LORD and the consecrated gifts.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 34:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 35:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
Read word by word - Ezra 2:42
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.
Read word by word - Ezra 2:70
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
Read word by word - Ezra 7:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
Read word by word - Ezra 10:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 7:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, singers, and Levites were appointed.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 7:45
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The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 7:73
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.72
- Nehemiah 10:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“The rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the people of the land to obey the Law of God—along with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.29
- Nehemiah 10:39
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 10.40
- Nehemiah 11:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 12:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 12:45
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 12:47
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.
Read word by word - Nehemiah 13:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and had prepared for Tobiah a large room where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the temple articles, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.
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