To reign
שׂוּרStrong’s H8323sur
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sur is the Hebrew word usually translated “make yourself ruler”, “really” and “ruler”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“Is 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?”
Meaning
- To be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over(Qal) to rule over, govern · (Hiphil) to make rulers, play the prince
How it's translated
- you will make yourself ruler 1
- really 1
- ruler 1
- they rule 1
- they will rule 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 1
- Esther 1
- Proverbs 1
- Isaiah 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
- Proverbs 8:16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
- Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Hebrew dictionary
שׂוּר sur · to reign
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 STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reign” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REIGN, verb intransitive
rane. [Latin regno, a derivative of rego, regnum.]
- To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to rule; to exercise government, as a king or emperor; or to hold the supreme power.“Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness” Isaiah 32:1
- To be predominant; to prevail.
- To rule; to have superior or uncontrolled dominion. Romans 6:12
All definitions and other forms of “reign”
REIGN, noun
rane. [Latin regnum.]
- Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty.
- The time during which a king, queen or emperor possesses the supreme authority.
- Kingdom; dominion.
- Power; influence.
- Prevalence.
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.