שַׂר

sar

Hebrew H8269 Noun, masculine 421 occurrences in 368 verses
שַׂר ruler

1. prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain

a. chieftain, leader

b. vassal, noble, official (under king)

c. captain, general, commander (military)

d. chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)

e. heads, princes (of religious office)

f. elders (of representative leaders of people)

g. merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)

h. patron-angel

i. Ruler of rulers (of God)

j. warden

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 368 verses

  1. Genesis 12:15 שָׂרֵ֣י

    When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.

  2. Genesis 21:22 שַׂר־

    At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

  3. Genesis 21:32 שַׂר־

    After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

  4. Genesis 26:26 שַׂר־

    Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.

  5. Genesis 37:36 שַׂ֖ר

    Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

  6. Genesis 39:1 שַׂ֤ר

    Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

  7. Genesis 39:21 שַׂ֥ר

    the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

  8. Genesis 39:22 שַׂ֤ר

    And the warden put all the prisoners under Joseph’s care, so that he was responsible for all that was done in the prison.

  9. Genesis 39:23 שַׂ֣ר

    The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

  10. Genesis 40:2 שַׂ֣רשַׂ֥ר

    Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,

  11. Genesis 40:3 שַׂ֥ר

    and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.

  12. Genesis 40:4 שַׂ֣ר

    The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,

  13. Genesis 40:9 שַֽׂר־

    So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,

  14. Genesis 40:16 שַׂר־

    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

  15. Genesis 40:20 שַׂ֣רשַׂ֥ר

    On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.

  16. Genesis 40:21 שַׂ֥ר

    Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.

  17. Genesis 40:22 שַׂ֥ר

    But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

  18. Genesis 40:23 שַֽׂר־

    The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot all about him.

  19. Genesis 41:9 שַׂ֣ר

    Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

  20. Genesis 41:10 שַׂ֣רשַׂ֥ר

    Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

  21. Genesis 41:12 לְשַׂ֣ר

    Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

  22. Genesis 47:6 שָׂרֵ֥י

    the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”

  23. Exodus 1:11 שָׂרֵ֣י

    So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.

  24. Exodus 2:14 שַׂ֤ר

    But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”

  25. Exodus 18:21 שָׂרֵ֤ישָׂרֵ֣ישָׂרֵ֥יוְשָׂרֵ֥י

    Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

  26. Exodus 18:25 שָׂרֵ֤ישָׂרֵ֣ישָׂרֵ֥יוְשָׂרֵ֥י

    So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

  27. Numbers 21:18 שָׂרִ֗ים

    The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,

  28. Numbers 22:8 שָׂרֵֽי־

    “Spend the night here,” Balaam replied, “and I will give you the answer that the LORD speaks to me.” So the princes of Moab stayed with Balaam.

  29. Numbers 22:13 שָׂרֵ֣י

    So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s princes, “Go back to your homeland, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”

  30. Numbers 22:14 שָׂרֵ֣י

    And the princes of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and said, “Balaam refused to come with us.”

  31. Numbers 22:15 שָׂרִ֔ים

    Then Balak sent other princes, more numerous and more distinguished than the first messengers.

  32. Numbers 22:21 שָׂרֵ֥י

    So in the morning Balaam got up, saddled his donkey, and went with the princes of Moab.

  33. Numbers 22:35 שָׂרֵ֥י

    But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

  34. Numbers 22:40 וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים

    Balak sacrificed cattle and sheep, and he gave portions to Balaam and the princes who were with him.

  35. Numbers 23:6 שָׂרֵ֥י

    So he returned to Balak, who was standing there beside his burnt offering, with all the princes of Moab.

  36. Numbers 23:17 וְשָׂרֵ֥י

    So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with the princes of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked.

  37. Numbers 31:14 שָׂרֵ֤יוְשָׂרֵ֣י

    But Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle.

  38. Numbers 31:48 שָׂרֵ֥יוְשָׂרֵ֥י

    Then the officers who were over the units of the army—the commanders of thousands and of hundreds—approached Moses

  39. Numbers 31:52 שָׂרֵ֣ישָׂרֵ֥י

    All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.

  40. Numbers 31:54 שָׂרֵ֥י

    And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

  41. Deuteronomy 1:15 שָׂרֵ֨יוְשָׂרֵ֣יוְשָׂרֵ֤יוְשָׂרֵ֣י

    So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

  42. Deuteronomy 20:9 שָׂרֵ֥י

    When the officers have finished addressing the army, they are to appoint commanders to lead it.

  43. Joshua 5:14 שַׂר־

    “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

  44. Joshua 5:15 שַׂר־

    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

  45. Judges 4:2 וְשַׂר־

    So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

  46. Judges 4:7 שַׂר־

    And I will draw out Sisera the commander of Jabin’s army, his chariots, and his troops to the River Kishon, and I will deliver him into your hand.’”

  47. Judges 5:15 וְשָׂרַ֤י

    The princes of Issachar were with Deborah, and Issachar was with Barak, rushing into the valley at his heels. In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.

  48. Judges 7:25 שָׂרֵ֨י

    They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.

  49. Judges 8:3 שָׂרֵ֤י

    God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.

  50. Judges 8:6 שָׂרֵ֣י

    But the leaders of Succoth asked, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your army?”

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