{"def":{"short":"to act as gatekeeper; (figuratively) to estimate","long":["to split open, reason out, calculate, reckon, estimate",["(Qal) to calculate Proverbs 23:7"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root; to split or open, i.e., (literally, but only as denominative from H8179); compare see H7778","pronun":{"ipa":"ʃɔːˈʕɑr","ipa_mod":"ʃɑːˈʕɑʁ","sbl":"šāʿar","dic":"shaw-AR","dic_mod":"sha-AR"}}