בְּ/שַֽׁעַר
𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓
beshaar
at the gate
from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
Esther 2:21 · Word #5
Lexicon H8179
| Lemma | שַׁעַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤏𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shaʻar |
| Strong's | H8179 |
| In-context | at the gate |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H8179-03
in the gate of
| Root | שער (š-ʿ-r) |
| Core Meanings | opening, gateway, access point, entrance to a city or enclosure |
| Semantic Range | city gate, doorway, entrance, access point, defensive gate complex, place of assembly or judgment |
| Conceptual Significance | The "gate" in ancient Israel was more than an architectural feature; it was the civic and judicial center where elders judged, contracts were witnessed, and public life unfolded. Thus "in the gate of" often signals participation in communal authority, justice, and covenantal order. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition בְּ ("in/at"). The construct state links the noun to a following genitive ("gate of …"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שַׁעַר is a masculine singular in the construct state (Ncmsc), indicating "gate of" something that follows. The prefixed בְּ preposition adds the sense "in/at." Rendering it as "in the gate of" preserves both the construct relationship and the locative force of the preposition while retaining the core idea of an entry-opening. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שער (opening, gateway, access point, entrance to a city or enclosure)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8179-01 |
bashaar | in the gate-opening |
H8179-02 |
bashearim | in the gates |
H8179-04 |
beshaarey | in the gates of |
Word Usage (375 occurrences of H8179)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:1 | בְּ/שַֽׁעַר | beshaar | in the gate |
| Genesis 22:17 | שַׁ֥עַר | shaar | the gate |
| Genesis 23:10 | שַֽׁעַר | shaar | the gate of |