שַׂר

𐤔𐤓

sar

the commander

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

Genesis 21:32 · Word #8

Lexicon H8269

Lemmaשַׂר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤓
Transliterationsar
Strong'sH8269
In-contextthe commander

Morphology HNcmsc All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H8269-12

ruling-chief of

Rootשׂרר (ś-r-r)
Core Meaningsrule, dominion, governance, authority, exercise of power
Semantic Rangeprince, commander, captain, official, governor, overseer, royal administrator, military leader
Conceptual Significanceשַׂר designates one who holds delegated authority under a higher sovereign, whether earthly or divine. In biblical thought, such figures embody structured governance and ordered authority, reflecting the broader theme of divinely established rule and hierarchy within Israel’s social, military, and spiritual life.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the construct state (HNcmsc). The construct form links it genitively to a following noun ("chief of …").
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שׂרר, "to rule" or "to exercise dominion." Rendering it as "ruling-chief" preserves the active sense of authority inherent in the root, while "of" reflects the masculine singular construct state (HNcmsc), indicating that the word is grammatically bound to a following noun.

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

Words from Root שׂרר (rule, dominion, governance, authority, exercise of power)

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
H8269-09 lesarim to rulers
H8297-01 saray My Princess
H8269-13 sarayikhe your ruling princes
H8269-16 sarey ruling-princes of
H8269-19 sareynu our ruling-princes
H8269-20 sarim ruling chiefs
H8282-01 sarot ruling-ladies
H8269-27 vesarayikhe and your ruling princes
H8269-31 vesareyhem and their ruling princes
H8269-32 vesareykhem and your ruling princes
H8269-33 vesareynu and our ruling princes
H8269-34 vesarim and ruling chiefs
H8323-01 yasoru they will exercise dominion

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