בַּ/שְּׁעָרִ֣ים
𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
bashearim
at the gates
from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
Jeremiah 7:2 · Word #17
Lexicon H8179
| Lemma | שַׁעַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤏𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shaʻar |
| Strong's | H8179 |
| In-context | at the gates |
Morphology HRd/Ncmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H8179-02
in the gates
| Root | שער (sh-ʿ-r) |
| Core Meanings | opening, gateway, entrance, threshold, access point |
| Semantic Range | physical gates or doorways; city entrances; the place of judgment and civic assembly; by extension, authority structures associated with the gate. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical culture, the gates were not merely architectural features but centers of communal life, justice, commerce, and leadership. To be "in the gates" evokes participation in the public, covenantal life of the city where elders judged and communal decisions were made. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in") + definite article (assimilated) + noun שַׁעַר, masculine plural absolute (שְׁעָרִים). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun שְׁעָרִים is masculine plural absolute, here with the prefixed preposition בְּ and the definite article assimilated ("in the"). Rendering it as "in the gates" preserves the plural masculine form and reflects the concrete sense of multiple city gate-openings as places of entry and gathering. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שער (opening, gateway, entrance, threshold, access point)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8179-01 |
bashaar | in the gate-opening |
H8179-03 |
beshaar | in the gate of |
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 |