שָׂרֶ֑י/הָ

𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤄

sareyha

are its 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

Proverbs 28:2 · Word #4

Lexicon H8269

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

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3fs 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 H8269-17

her ruling princes

Rootשרר (ś-r-r)
Core Meaningsto rule, to govern, to exercise authority, dominion
Semantic Rangeprince, chief, ruler, commander, official, governor, noble, overseer—any recognized authority figure exercising rule
Conceptual Significanceשַׂר denotes structured leadership and delegated authority within Israelite and surrounding societies. It highlights hierarchical governance, whether in royal courts, military organization, or tribal administration, underscoring themes of order, power, and accountability under ultimate divine sovereignty.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct (שָׂרֵי) with 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix (-הָ), yielding "princes of her."
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׂר derives from the root שרר, conveying the exercise of rule or dominion. The form is masculine plural construct with a 3rd feminine singular suffix, thus "princes of her" or "her princes." Rendering it "her ruling princes" preserves both the root sense of governing authority and the masculine plural form with the feminine singular possessive.

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

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8269-01 besarim among ruling-princes
H8269-02 hasar the ruling chief
H8269-05 lesarayv to his ruling-princes
H8269-06 lesarey to the ruling chiefs of
H8269-07 lesareyha to her ruling-princes
H8269-10 misar ruling-prince of
H8269-11 misarey of ruling-princes
H8283-02 sarah Princess
H8269-14 sarayv his ruling-princes
H8269-15 sarekhem your ruling-chief
H8269-18 sareyhem their ruling chiefs
H8307-02 sherirut the rigid-hardness of
H8324-01 shoreray my hostile opponents
H8269-21 ulesar and to a ruling-chief
H8283-03 ulesarah and to Princess Sarah
H8269-22 ulesarey and to the ruling-princes of
H8269-23 ulesarim and to ruling chiefs
H8269-24 vehasarim and the ruling chiefs
H8269-25 velasarim and to the ruling princes
H8269-26 vesaray and my ruling-princes
H8269-28 vesarayv and his ruling-princes
H8269-29 vesarey and ruling-princes of
H8269-30 vesareyha and her ruling-princes

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