שׁוֹעֵרshôwʻêr

Same root

• שָׁעַרshâʻar · H8176to act as gatekeeper; (figuratively) to estimate
• שַׁעַרshaʻar · H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate

Where it appears

Appears 37 times in the Bible.

• 2 Samuel 18:26 the watchman saw another man running toward them. He shouted down, “Here comes another one!” The king replied, “He also will have news.”
• 2 Kings 7:10 So they went back to the city and told the gatekeepers what had happened. “We went out to the Aramean camp,” they said, “and no one was there! The horses and donkeys were tethered and the tents were all in order, but there wasn’t a single person around!”
• 2 Kings 7:11 Then the gatekeepers shouted the news to the people in the palace.
• 1 Chronicles 9:17 The gatekeepers who returned were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was the chief gatekeeper.
• 1 Chronicles 9:18 Prior to this time, they were responsible for the King’s Gate on the east side. These men served as gatekeepers for the camps of the Levites.
• 1 Chronicles 9:21 And later Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was responsible for guarding the entrance to the Tabernacle.