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šamgar שַׁמְגַּר ‘Shamgar’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of uncertain derivation

šamgar pr n m pers
Shamgar = "sword"
1) son of Anath and a judge of Israel; with an ox-goad he slew 600 Philistines and delivered Israel

Mentioned in Judges 3:31, 5:6

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