שָׂרֵ֖י/נוּ

𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤍𐤅

sareynu

our princes

from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

H8269

Daniel 9:6 · Word #11

Lexicon H8269

Lemmaשַׂר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤓
Transliterationsar
Strong'sH8269
In-contextour princes

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp1cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H8269-20

our ruling-princes

Rootשׂרר (s-r-r)
Core Meaningsto rule, to govern, to exercise authority, dominion
Semantic Rangeprinces, rulers, chiefs, officials, commanders, nobles, governing authorities of various ranks
Conceptual Significanceשַׂר denotes those vested with delegated authority within Israelite and surrounding political structures. It highlights hierarchical leadership under divine sovereignty, often representing civil, military, or tribal authority accountable to a higher king or to יהוה Himself.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct form (שָׂרֵי) with 1st common plural pronominal suffix (נוּ), literally "princes of us" or "our princes."
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שׂרר, "to rule" or "to exercise dominion." Rendering it as "ruling-princes" preserves the active sense of authority inherent in the root, while the suffix "-our" accurately reflects the 1st common plural pronominal suffix. The plural form "princes" reflects the masculine plural morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׂרר (to rule, to govern, to exercise authority, dominion)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8269-03 hasarim the ruling princes
H8269-04 lesar to a ruling-chief
H8269-08 lesareynu to our ruling-princes

Word Usage (421 occurrences of H8269)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 12:15 שָׂרֵ֣י sarey princes
Genesis 21:22 שַׂר sar commander
Genesis 21:32 שַׂר sar the commander