Shamgar — H8044

H8044 · Hebrew — שמגר

Pronunciation: sham-gar'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shamgar, an Israelite judge

  1. Shamgar = "sword"
  2. son of Anath and a judge of Israel; with an ox-goad he slew 600 Philistines and delivered Israel

Usually translated as

Shamgar

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Occurrences

Shamgar occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (2)

Strong's Lexicon — S