Ruler
שַׂרStrong’s H8269sar
Appears in 368 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sar is the Hebrew word usually translated “commanders of”, “commander of” and “officials of”. It appears in 368 verses of the Old Testament.
“Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego.”
Meaning
- Prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captainchieftain, leader · vassal, noble, official (under king) · captain, general, commander (military) · chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) · heads, princes (of religious office) · elders (of representative leaders of people) · merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) · patron-angel · Ruler of rulers (of God) · warden
How it's translated
- commanders of 63
- commander of 42
- officials of 37
- leaders of 26
- the officials 24
- and commanders of 18
- chief of 16
- official of 12
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 52
- 2 Chronicles 47
- 1 Chronicles 37
- 1 Kings 23
- Genesis 22
- 2 Kings 22
28 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 1:8In contextBut Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
- Daniel 1:9In contextNow God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
- Daniel 1:10In contextAnd the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
- Daniel 1:11In contextThen said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
- Daniel 1:18In contextNow at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
- Daniel 8:11In contextYea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
All 368 verses, by book
- Genesis 22
- 12:1521:2221:3226:2637:3639:139:2139:2239:2340:240:340:440:940:1640:2040:2140:2240:2341:941:1041:1247:6
- 1 Kings 23
- 1:191:252:52:324:25:169:229:2311:1511:2111:2414:2715:2016:916:1620:1420:1520:1720:1922:2622:3122:3222:33
- 2 Kings 22
- 1:91:101:111:131:144:135:18:219:510:111:411:911:1011:1411:1511:1923:824:1224:1425:1925:2325:26
- 1 Chronicles 37
- 11:611:2112:2112:2812:3413:115:515:615:715:815:915:1015:1615:2215:2515:2719:319:1619:1821:222:1723:224:524:625:126:2627:127:327:527:827:2227:3127:3428:128:2129:629:24
- 2 Chronicles 47
- 1:28:98:1012:512:612:1016:417:717:1417:1518:2518:3018:3118:3221:421:922:823:123:923:1323:1423:2024:1024:1724:2325:526:1128:1428:2129:2029:3030:230:630:1230:2431:832:332:632:2132:3133:1133:1434:835:835:936:1436:18
- Jeremiah 52
- 1:182:264:98:117:2524:124:825:1825:1926:1026:1126:1226:1626:2129:232:3234:1034:1934:2135:436:1236:1436:1936:2137:1437:1538:438:1738:1838:2238:2538:2739:340:740:1341:1141:1341:1642:142:843:443:544:1744:2148:749:349:3850:3551:5751:5952:1052:25
- Micah 1
- 7:3
Hebrew dictionary
שַׂר sar · ruler
1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ruler” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RU'LER, noun
- One that governs, whether emperor, king, pope or governor; any one that exercises supreme power over others.
- One that makes or executes laws in a limited or free government.
- A rule; an instrument of wood or metal with straight edges or sides, by which lines are drawn on paper, parchment or other substance.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.