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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - שַׂר

שַׂר

H8269

Transliteration: sar

Pronunciation: sar

Definition: captain


Original: שׂר

Transliteration: śar

Phonetic: sar

BDB Definition:

  1. prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain
    1. chieftain, leader
    2. vassal, noble, official (under king)
    3. captain, general, commander (military)
    4. chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
    5. heads, princes (of religious office)
    6. elders (of representative leaders of people)
    7. merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
    8. patron-angel
    9. Ruler of rulers (of God)
    10. warden

Origin: from H8323" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8323

TWOT entry: 2295a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine


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