Original Word: שׂוּר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sur
Phonetic Spelling: (soor)
Short Definition: princes [שָׂרַר] verb denominative (Gerber²⁰) be, or act as, prince, rule; —

Qal Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּ֫שַׂר עַלֿ יִשְׂרָאֵל Judges 9:22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years; 3 masculine plural שָׂרִים ֗֗֗ יָשׂ֑רוּ Isaiah 32:1 princes shall govern (prince it) justly ("" יִמְלָךְמֶֿלֶךְ), compare Proverbs 8:16; Participle לִהְיוֺת֗֗֗ שׂרֵר Esther 1:22 that every man should bear rule בְּבֵיתוֺ.

Hithpa`el Imperfect, 2 masculine singular + Infinitive absolute כִּיתִֿשְׂתָּרֵר עָלֵינוּ גַּםהִֿשְׂתָּרֵר Numbers 16:13 that thou shouldst also keep playing the prince over us. — יָסֹר 1 Chronicles 15:22 see יָסַר

Qal and שַׂר

4b. Hiph`il Perfect3plural metaplastic הֵשִׂירוּ (Ges^{§ 67v}) Hosea 8:4 they made princes (absolute; "" הִמְלִיכוּ). p. 415f, 978

make princes, have power, reign

A primitive root; properly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown) -- make princes, have power, reign. See cuwr.

see HEBREW cuwr

וַיָּ֧שַׂר וָיָּ֤שַׂר וישר vaiYasar way·yā·śar wāy·yā·śar wayyāśar wāyyāśarInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts