בְ֭שָׂרִים

𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌

vesarim

to the body

from בָּשַׂר; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman; body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.

H1320

Proverbs 14:30 · Word #2

Lexicon H1320

Lemmaבָּשָׂר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤔𐤓
Transliterationbâsâr
Strong'sH1320
In-contextto the body

Morphology HNcmpa 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 H1320-42

and ruling-princes

Rootשרר (ś-r-r)
Core Meaningsto rule, to govern, to exercise authority, to have dominion
Semantic Rangeprince, ruler, chief, official, captain, leader, noble
Conceptual Significanceשָׂרִים represents recognized authorities within Israelite and surrounding political structures. The term highlights ordered leadership under divine sovereignty, often portraying human rulers as accountable to the ultimate rule of יהוה.
Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + noun, masculine common plural absolute (Ncmpa). No pronominal suffix. Functions as a plural subject or object depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שָׂר derives from the root שרר, conveying the idea of exercising rule or authority. The form is masculine common plural absolute with a prefixed conjunction ו ("and"), so "and ruling-princes" preserves both the plural masculine form and the governing sense inherent in the root.

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

Words from Root שרר (to rule, to govern, to exercise authority, to 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 (270 occurrences of H1320)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:21 בָּשָׂ֖ר basar flesh
Genesis 2:23 וּ/בָשָׂ֖ר uvasar and flesh
Genesis 2:23 מִ/בְּשָׂרִ֑/י mibesari from my flesh