sar H8269

שַׂר (sar) means “ruler” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שַׂר Hebrew · H8269 421 tagged occurrences in 368 verses

Pronunciation guide: sar Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8269

שַׂר · sar · ruler

1) 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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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H8323 (שָׂרַר); a head person (of any rank or class)

KJV glosses: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

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How translators render H8269

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the commanders	31
the commander	26
the officials	22
commanders	20
the princes	20
the chief	16
the leaders	12
princes	11
ruler	9
and his officials	7
and officials	7
commander	7
the officers	7
and princes	6
officials	6
and the commanders	5
and the officials	5
his officials	5
of the captain	5
the governor	5
the prince	5
governors	4
officers	4
rulers	4
and	3
and his princes	3
and leaders	3
and the princes	3
captain	3
her princes	3
his leaders	3
of the officials	3
prince	3
their leaders	3
then the officials	3
to the commanders	3
and captain	2
and commanders	2
and the chief	2
and the leaders	2
and whose princes	2
as commanders	2
as leaders	2
her officials	2
his commanders	2
leaders	2
of princes	2
of the captains	2
our leaders	2
the captain	2
the other officials	2
their officials	2
was the commander	2
were also the chief	2
who were leaders	2
a captain	1
and commander	1
and from the princes	1
and heads	1
and her princes	1
and its princes	1
and made the leading	1
and of	1
and of the officers	1
and officers	1
and our officials	1
and the rulers	1
and the warden	1
and their princes	1
are princes	1
as commander	1
but he	1
but the commanders	1
but the leaders	1
captains	1
chief	1
command	1
foremen	1
from the commanders	1
his officers	1
his princes	1
however the prince	1
i will make her princes	1
in charge of	1
its officials	1
leader	1
let our leaders	1
my commanders	1
now the leaders	1
o princes	1
of captains	1
of the chief	1
of the commander	1
of the commanders	1
of the leaders	1
of the leading	1
of the rulers	1
officials were	1
or	1
or prince	1
over princes	1
so the chief	1
so the commanders	1
so the leaders	1
so the princes	1
some of the princes	1
taskmasters	1
that the commanders	1
the director	1
the general	1
the head	1
the leaders of	1
the leading	1
the rulers	1
the two princes	1
the warden	1
their princes	1
then i brought the leaders	1
then the chief	1
then the commanders	1
then the leaders	1
to commanders	1
to princes	1
to the commander	1
together with the commanders	1
vvv	1
warden	1
were his chief officials	1
when the chief	1
when the officials	1
while princes	1
who were the commanders	1
with his officers	1
your officials	1
your prince	1
your rulers	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the princes	28
and the princes	22
princes	19
the captain	15
and captains	13
captain	13
the chief	13
and the captains	12
captains	12
of the princes	12
and his princes	11
the captains	11
the ruler	10
and all the captains	7
rulers	7
all the princes	6
and all the princes	6
and princes	6
and rulers	4
her princes	4
of the chief	4
the governor	4
the rulers	4
their princes	4
and it came to pass when the captains	3
of princes	3
of the captains	3
the chief captain	3
the prince	3
unto the princes	3
and chief	2
and of the princes	2
and our princes	2
and the captain	2
and the principal	2
and the rulers	2
and thy princes	2
and to the rulers	2
chief	2
of his princes	2
of the captain	2
our princes	2
prince	2
thereof and the princes	2
to the captain	2
to the captains	2
to thee o captain	2
unto all his princes	2
with his princes	2
with the princes	2
a captain	1
a prince	1
above all the princes	1
against the chief	1
against the prince	1
against the princes	1
all their princes	1
also all the princes	1
also if thou be not captain	1
also of the princes	1
also the princes	1
and against the captains	1
and against the chief	1
and all the rulers	1
and captain	1
and governors	1
and her princes	1
and his lords	1
and lo all the princes	1
and made the chief	1
and of his princes	1
and of the captains	1
and of the chief	1
and the chief	1
and the general	1
and the keeper	1
and the prince	1
and the stewards	1
and to the captains	1
and to the princes	1
and upon her princes	1
and were captains	1
and when all the captains	1
and without a prince	1
and your princes	1
behold the captains	1
beside the chief	1
but if the princes	1
but the prince	1
but the princes	1
by me princes	1
even to the prince	1
for he was their captain	1
for his princes	1
for it came to pass that when the captains	1
for the governors	1
gave all the captains	1
he and all the princes	1
he and his princes	1
him above the princes	1
him captains	1
him his captain	1
him to the princes	1
his princes	1
in the captain	1
let now our rulers	1
lo the prince	1
me and the chief	1
moreover all the chief	1
not my princes	1
notwithstanding the princes	1
now when all the captains	1
now when all the princes	1
of all the captains	1
of all the princes	1
of the keeper	1
of the prince	1
on our princes	1
only but also to all the princes	1
or to the captain	1
or with princes	1
over princes	1
over them taskmasters	1
over you captains	1
surely the princes	1
that thou regardest neither princes	1
the keeper	1
the master	1
them captains	1
them in then the prince	1
themselves unto him and he became a captain	1
then all the captains	1
then the chief	1
then the princes	1
there and all her princes	1
therefore all the princes	1
therefore he was their captain	1
therefore the princes	1
they and their princes	1
thy princes	1
to his princes	1
to our princes	1
to the chief	1
unto all the princes	1
unto him a captain	1
unto him and became captain	1
unto him the princes	1
unto me and the princes	1
unto the captain	1
unto the rulers	1
unto whom the prince	1
upon them the captains of	1
when the chief	1
when the princes	1
wherefore the princes	1
whereupon the princes	1
whom the prince	1
with him and the princes	1
with the captains	1
with the prince	1
with the rulers	1
ye not that there is a prince	1
ye princes	1
yet did not the chief	1
you all captains	1
your prince	1

Verses containing H8269

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Judges 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
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Judges 9:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
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Judges 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
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1 Samuel 8:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
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1 Samuel 12:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
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1 Samuel 14:50 · BSB · 1 occurrence
His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.
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1 Samuel 17:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.
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1 Samuel 17:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
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1 Samuel 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
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1 Samuel 18:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
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1 Samuel 22:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
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1 Samuel 22:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?
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1 Samuel 26:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then David set out and went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general of his army, had lain down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp, with the troops camped around him.
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1 Samuel 29:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
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1 Samuel 29:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
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1 Samuel 29:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Achish replied, “I know that you are as pleasing in my sight as an angel of God. But the commanders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go into battle with us.’
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2 Samuel 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, took Saul’s son Ish-bosheth, moved him to Mahanaim,
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2 Samuel 3:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not realize that a great prince has fallen today in Israel?
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2 Samuel 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
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2 Samuel 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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2 Samuel 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
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2 Samuel 10:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
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2 Samuel 18:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Then David reviewed his troops and appointed over them commanders of thousands and of hundreds.
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2 Samuel 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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2 Samuel 19:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!
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Source alternate reference: 19.7
2 Samuel 19:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”
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Source alternate reference: 19.14
2 Samuel 23:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.
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2 Samuel 24:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
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2 Samuel 24:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army departed from the presence of the king to register the troops of Israel.
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1 Kings 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.
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1 Kings 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
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1 Kings 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
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1 Kings 2:32 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
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1 Kings 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest;
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1 Kings 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
not including his 3,300 foremen who supervised the workers.
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Source alternate reference: 5.30
1 Kings 9:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
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1 Kings 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
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1 Kings 11:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
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1 Kings 11:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
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1 Kings 11:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
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1 Kings 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
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1 Kings 15:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
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1 Kings 16:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
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1 Kings 16:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and the people in the camp heard that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down. So there in the camp that very day, all Israel proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel.
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1 Kings 20:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“By whom?” Ahab asked. And the prophet replied, “This is what the LORD says: ‘By the young officers of the district governors.’” “Who will start the battle?” asked Ahab. “You will,” answered the prophet.
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1 Kings 20:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Ahab assembled the young officers of the district governors, and there were 232 men. And after them, he assembled the rest of the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
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1 Kings 20:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
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1 Kings 20:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
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1 Kings 22:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
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1 Kings 22:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
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