סָגָן
sa.gan
“ruler”
Definition
a prefect of a province
from an unused root meaning to superintend;
- 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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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
סָגָן appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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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.
Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes,their governors and all their officials,and all the lands they rule.
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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