שָׂרָ֗י/ו

𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅

sarayv

his-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 34:21 · Word #6

Lexicon H8269

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

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3ms 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 H8269-15

his ruling-princes

Rootשרר (ś-r-r)
Core Meaningsto rule, to govern, to exercise dominion, to hold authority
Semantic Rangeprince, chief, ruler, captain, official, governor, leader of rank under a higher sovereign
Conceptual SignificanceThis term reflects structured authority within Israelite and surrounding societies, where rulers or chiefs operated under a supreme king or under YHWH’s ultimate sovereignty, emphasizing ordered governance and delegated rule.
Morphological NotesHebrew noun, common masculine plural construct (שָׂרֵי) with 3ms pronominal suffix (־ו), yielding "his princes."
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שרר, conveying the idea of ruling or exercising dominion. The form is masculine plural construct with a 3rd person masculine singular suffix, thus "his ruling-princes," preserving both the governing sense of the root and the grammatical markers of number, gender, and possession.

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

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

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