Doorkeeper
תָּרָעStrong’s H8652tara (ta-ra)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Tara is the Aramaic word usually translated “gatekeepers the”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.”
Meaning
- Porter, doorkeeper (in temple)
How it's translated
- gatekeepers the 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 1
1 book in all.
Related words
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Aramaic dictionary
תָּרָע tara · doorkeeper
porter, doorkeeper (in temple)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “doorkeeper” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOOR-KEEPER, noun
A porter; one who guards the entrance of a house or apartment.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.