2 Chronicles 32:6:82 Chr.32.6.W8TAB
שַׁ֣עַר
shaar
“the gate of”
- Transliteration
- SHA-ar
- Extended
- SHAH-ahr
- IPA
- /ˈʃaʕar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the gate of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHA-ar
- phraseyour reading level
SHA-ar ha-IR
- clause
va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV el-re-KHOV SHA-ar ha-IR va-ye-dab-BER al-le-va-VAM le-MOR
- sentence
va-yit-TEN sa-RE mil-kha-MOT al-ha-AM va-yik-bet-TSAM e-LAV el-re-KHOV SHA-ar ha-IR va-ye-dab-BER al-le-va-VAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The nested phrase el-rechov shaar hair {אֶל־רְחוֹב שַׁעַר הָעִיר | ʾel-reḥōv śaʿar hā-ʿîr} ‘to the square of the city gate’ situates the gathering in a public forum.
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:6
And he appointed commanders of the armies over the people, and he gathered them to himself at the square of the city gate, and he spoke to their heart , saying,
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 32:6, so the Hebrew word שַׁ֣עַר (shaar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.32.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.6.W8.S1) and character.