Sarar שָׂרַר
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| שָׂרַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sarar |
| Strong's number | H8323 (H8323A, H8323B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to rule |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (1) |
Sarar (Hebrew שָׂרַר, Strong's H8323) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to rule”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H8323A: to rule
1) to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over, reign, govern
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hithpael) to lord it over
Also means: sur (שׂוּר "to reign" H7786)
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hithpael) to lord it over
Also means: sur (שׂוּר "to reign" H7786)
H8323B: to strengthen
to strengthen
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | rule (3), make (1), altogether (1), prince (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | appoint yourself as ruler (1), master (1), rule (1), will rule (1), i will deliver you (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sarar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 16:13Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?
Esther
- Esther 1:22For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 8:16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
Notes
- 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).