Sur שׂוּר

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Sur (Hebrew שׂוּר, Strong's H7786) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to reign”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

1) to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hiphil) to make rulers, play the prince

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	reigned (1), princes (1), power (1)
BSB	had reigned (1), they make princes (1), yes he struggled (1)

Every verse with Sur, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Judges 9:22
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,

Hosea 8:4
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
Hosea 12:4
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there—

Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).