H8176: שָׁעַר
shâʻar · pronounced shaw-ar' · “to calculate”
Definition
to act as gatekeeper; (figuratively) to estimate
KJV translates it as: think.
Word origin: a primitive root; to split or open, i.e. (literally, but only as denominative from H8179 (שַׁעַר)); compare see H7778 (שׁוֹעֵר)
Extended definition
1) to split open, reason out, calculate, reckon, estimate
1a) (Qal) to calculate <ref="Pro.23.7">Pr 23:7
1a) (Qal) to calculate <ref="Pro.23.7">Pr 23:7
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8176 is translated
- he calculates ×1
Bible verses with H8176 (shâʻar)
Shâʻar appears in 1 verse.
- Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.