שַׁמְגַּר

sham.garShamgar

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2 occurrences1 book2 verses

This is the name of Shamgar: Judge of Israel who killed 600 Philistines.

of uncertain derivation; Shamgar, an Israelite judge
Traditional renderings: Shamgar.

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Judges 3:31שַׁמְגַּ֣ר · Shamgar
After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath. And he too saved Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad.
Judges 5:6שַׁמְגַּ֤ר · of Shamgar
In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.