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 timesAppears 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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