שָׂרֵי/הֶ֖ם

𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌

sareyhem

their 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

Hosea 9:15 · Word #16

Lexicon H8269

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

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3mp 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 H8269-19

their ruling chiefs

Morphological NotesMasculine noun שַׂר in plural construct form (שָׂרֵי) with 3rd masculine plural pronominal suffix (-הֶם), yielding "chiefs of them" → "their chiefs."
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שרר, "to rule, exercise authority." The form שָׂרֵי/הֶם is masculine plural construct with a 3rd masculine plural suffix, so "their ruling chiefs" preserves both the plural masculine leadership sense and the possessive "their," while reflecting the root idea of active rule or dominion.

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

Words from Root שרר (rule, exercise authority, govern, have dominion)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8269-01 besarim among ruling-princes
H8269-02 hasar the ruling chief
H5630-02 hasireyonot the coats-of-mail

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