שָׂרֵ֥י

𐤔𐤓𐤉

sarey

the 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

Numbers 22:21 · Word #9

Lexicon H8269

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

Morphology HNcmpc 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 H8269-16

ruling-princes of

Rootשׂרר (ś-r-r)
Core Meaningsrule, exercise dominion, govern, hold authority
Semantic Rangeprinces, rulers, officials, commanders, chiefs, governors, leaders of clans or tribes, court officials
Conceptual Significanceשַׂר denotes recognized authority within social, tribal, military, or royal structures. In the biblical worldview, such rulers exercise delegated authority under the sovereignty of יהוה, highlighting themes of ordered leadership, responsibility, and accountability within covenant community.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc) from שַׂר. The construct form שָׂרֵי indicates "princes of" or "rulers of," requiring a following genitive.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שׂרר, "to rule" or "exercise dominion." The form שָׂרֵי is masculine plural in construct ("princes of…"), so "ruling-princes of" preserves both the plural masculine leadership sense and the root idea of active governance, while reflecting the construct relationship.

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

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

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
H8269-12 sar ruling-chief of
H8297-01 saray My Princess
H8269-13 sarayikhe your ruling princes
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