שַׂר (sar) means “ruler” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: sar Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
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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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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| 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 |
| 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 |
Page 7 of 8. 368 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
Read word by wordhe went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
Read word by wordThen all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come here.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.
Read word by wordThen the officials said to Baruch, “You and Jeremiah must hide yourselves and tell no one where you are.”
Read word by wordThen the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing beside him.
Read word by word“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, he arrested Jeremiah and took him to the officials.
Read word by wordThe officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
Read word by wordThen the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
Read word by wordThen Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.
Read word by wordBut if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”
Read word by wordAll the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you—those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’
Read word by wordIf the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’
Read word by wordWhen all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.
Read word by wordThen all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon.
Read word by wordWhen all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
Read word by wordWhen Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had committed,
Read word by wordWhen all the people with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the army with him, they rejoiced,
Read word by wordThen Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.
Read word by wordThen all the commanders of the forces, along with Johanan son of Kareah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, approached
Read word by wordand he summoned Johanan son of Kareah, all the commanders of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least to the greatest.
Read word by wordSo Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces disobeyed the command of the LORD to stay in the land of Judah.
Read word by wordInstead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been scattered,
Read word by wordInstead, we will do everything we vowed to do: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and offer drink offerings to her, just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. At that time we had plenty of food and good things, and we saw no disaster.
Read word by word“As for the incense you burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem—you, your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the people of the land—did the LORD not remember and bring this to mind?
Read word by wordBecause you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.
Read word by wordWail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
Read word by wordI will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordA sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
Read word by wordI will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordThis is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of Zedekiah’s reign.
Read word by wordThere at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.
Read word by wordOf those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.
Read word by wordAll the splendor has departed from the Daughter of Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; they lack the strength to flee in the face of the hunter.
Read word by wordWithout pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes.
Read word by wordHer gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
Read word by wordPrinces have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.
Read word by wordThen the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people.
Read word by word“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
Read word by wordHer officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Read word by wordThe chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
Read word by wordBut Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
Read word by wordNow God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,
Read word by wordbut he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
Read word by wordThen Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Read word by wordNow at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
Read word by wordIt magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
Read word by wordThrough his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
Read word by wordWe have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.
Read word by wordO LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.
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