שַׂר
śar
chieftain
Strong's H8269NounHebrewTWOT 2295aLeadership

שַׂר (śar) is a Hebrew noun meaning chieftain. It appears 421 times in 28 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8269).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2295a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2295a)chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince; head; general, governor, keeper, lord, master, principal, steward
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שַׂר noun, masculine: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

Strong's H8269 שַׂר: a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV:captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2295: שׂוּר śûr — be, act as, prince, rule; ruled over Israel; vanquish, have, exercise, get, dominion; make princes, have power, reign, make self a prince

See it in Scripture

Genesis 12:15Exodus 1:11Numbers 21:18

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