הַ/שָּׂרִים֙

𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌

hasarim

the officials

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

Jeremiah 26:21 · Word #7

Lexicon H8269

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

Morphology HTd/Ncmpa 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 a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8269-03

the ruling princes

Rootשׂרר (ś-r-r)
Core Meaningsto rule, to govern, to exercise authority, dominion, mastery
Semantic Rangeprinces, rulers, officials, commanders, captains, governors, nobles, chief administrators
Conceptual Significanceשַׂר denotes those vested with governing authority within Israelite and surrounding societies, whether tribal leaders, military commanders, or royal officials. The term highlights structured leadership and delegated rule, reflecting the biblical theme of authority under divine sovereignty.
Morphological NotesDefinite article (הַ) + common noun masculine plural absolute from שַׂר ("prince, ruler"); no pronominal suffix; plural ending -ים marks masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שׂרר, "to rule" or "exercise dominion." Rendering it as "ruling princes" preserves the active sense of authority inherent in the root, while the definite article "the" reflects the prefixed הַ and the masculine plural form matches the morphology (Ncmpa).

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

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8269-04 lesar to a ruling-chief
H8269-08 lesareynu to our ruling-princes
H8269-09 lesarim to rulers

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