How to Pronounce Shamgar
SHAM-gahr
Shamgar is pronounced SHAM-gahr (ˈʃæmɡɑːr): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Shamgar mean?
Shamgar means “named a stranger; he is here a stranger”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shamgar?
Shamgar the son of Anath was a deliverer of Israel who struck down six hundred Philistines with an ox goad (Judges 3:31). The Song of Deborah recalls his days as a time when the highways were unoccupied and travelers kept to byways (Judges 5:6).
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