HebrewH5461Noun (Masculine)

סָגָן

sa.gan

14Occurrences
H5461Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a prefect of a province

from an unused root meaning to superintend;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler 1a) prefects (of Assyria and Babylon) 1b) petty rulers or officials Aramaic equivalent: se.gan (*סְגַן *"prefect" H5460)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

סָגָן appears 14 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
6
Ezk
3
Jeremiah
3
Ezra
1
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

Ezk 23:6BSB

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Ezk 23:23BSB

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Isaiah 41:25BSB

I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name.He will march over rulers as if they were mortar,like a potter who treads the clay.

Jeremiah 51:28BSB

Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes,their governors and all their officials,and all the lands they rule.

Nehemiah 12:40BSB

The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

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