שַׂר sar

Meaning

a head person (of any rank or class)

In the King James Version: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

Derivation: from H8323 (שָׂרַר);

Where it is used

• Hosea 8:10 Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
• Hosea 9:15 All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.
• Hosea 13:10 Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
• Amos 1:15 Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.
• Amos 2:3 I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.
• Micah 7:3 Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• Zephaniah 1:8 “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
• Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.