שֹׁטֵר

sho.terNoun (Masculine)H7860

official

From: active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write;

Short Definition

properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate

Full Lexicon Entry

(Qal) official, officer

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

24 times

Appears 24 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
6
Exodus
5
Joshua
5
1 Chronicles
3
2 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 23:4
  • 2 Chronicles 26:11
  • Deuteronomy 20:5
  • Exodus 5:6
  • Exodus 5:19

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.