שַׂ֥ר

𐤔𐤓

sar

chief

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 40:22 · Word #2

Lexicon H8269

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

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

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.

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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

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