HebrewH5460Noun (Masculine)

סְגַן

se.gan

4Occurrences
H5460Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

{a prefect of aprovince}

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5461 (סָגָן)

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prefect, governor Aramaic of sa.gan (*סָגָן *"ruler" H5461)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

סְגַן appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
4

Key Passages

Daniel 2:48BSB

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 3:2BSB

Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.

Daniel 3:3BSB

So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.

Daniel 3:27BSB

and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.

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