שַׂר
sar
“ruler”
Definition
a head person (of any rank or class)
from H8323 (שָׂרַר);
- prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שַׂר appears 357 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now David had said, “Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become chief commander.”And Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the chief.
So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.
So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.
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