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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 8176. שָׁעַר (shaar) -- To calculate, reckon, estimate, or think</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/8176.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/proverbs/23-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/8176.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 8176</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/8175c.htm" title="8175c">◄</a> 8176. shaar <a href="../hebrew/8177.htm" title="8177">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shaar: To calculate, reckon, estimate, or think</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שָׁעַר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sha`ar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shah-ar<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shaw-ar')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To calculate, reckon, estimate, or think<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to act as gatekeeper, to estimate<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of calculation or reckoning is λογίζομαι (logizomai), Strong's Greek #3049, which means to reckon, consider, or account.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "shaar" primarily means to calculate or reckon. It is used in contexts where estimation or thoughtful consideration is required. This verb can imply a mental process of evaluating or determining something, often involving numbers or measurements.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, calculation and estimation were essential for various aspects of daily life, including trade, agriculture, and construction. The ability to reckon accurately was crucial for fair commerce and resource management. The concept of thoughtful consideration also extended to moral and spiritual matters, where discernment and wisdom were highly valued.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to calculate, reckon<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thinks (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">שָׁעַר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>calculate, reakon</b></font> (Late Hebrew Pi`el Jewish-Aramaic Pa`el <em>put a valuation, estimate</em>; Jewish-Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">שַׁעֲרָא</font> <em>interest, market-price</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104501.gif"> <em>market-price</em> is loan-word Frä<sup>189</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">בְּנַפְשׁוֺ כֶּןהֿוּא</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כְּמוֺשֿׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-7.htm">Proverbs 23:7</a> <em>as he has calculated in his soul, so is he</em>, but dubious: De <font class="hebrew2">שֹׁעֵר</font> <em>as one who calculates</em>; more radical conjectures in Bi Toy. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>estimate<p>A primitive root; to split or open, i.e. (literally, but only as denominative from <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm">sha'ar</a>) to act as gate-keeper (see <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm">show'er</a>): (figuratively) to estimate -- think. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm">sha'ar</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7778.htm">show'er</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>שָׁעַ֥ר שער šā‘ar šā·‘ar shaAr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/23-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֤י ׀ כְּמוֹ־ <b> שָׁעַ֥ר </b> בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹ כֶּ֫ן־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For as he thinks</span> within himself, so<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For as he thinketh</span> in his heart,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for he <span class="itali">thinks</span> himself so<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8176.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8176.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8176<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shaar_8176.htm">šā·‘ar — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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