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

Page 8 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.

Daniel 10:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences
However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.
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Daniel 10:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
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Daniel 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
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Daniel 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.
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Daniel 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
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Hosea 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
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Hosea 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.
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Hosea 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They delight the king with their evil, and the princes with their lies.
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Hosea 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
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Hosea 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
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Hosea 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
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Hosea 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
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Hosea 13:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
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Amos 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
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Amos 2:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
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Micah 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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Zephaniah 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
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Zephaniah 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.
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