Usually translated as
captain, chief, prince, ruler, governor, keeper, principal, general, master, lord, steward
Occurrences
Sar occurs 421 times in 368 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (22), Exodus (4), Numbers (14), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (2), Judges (9), 1 Samuel (13), 2 Samuel (13), 1 Kings (23), 2 Kings (22), 1 Chronicles (37), 2 Chronicles (47), Ezra (10), Nehemiah (17), Esther (13), Job (4), Psalms (7), Proverbs (3), Ecclesiastes (3), Isaiah (16), Jeremiah (52), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (3), Daniel (15), Hosea (8), Amos (2), Micah (1), Zephaniah (2)
- Genesis 12:15 — The princes (שָׂרֵ֣י) also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
- Genesis 21:22 — And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain (שַׂר) of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
- Genesis 21:32 — Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain (שַׂר) of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
- Genesis 26:26 — Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain (שַׂר) of his army.
- Genesis 37:36 — And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain (שַׂ֖ר) of the guard.
- Genesis 39:1 — And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain (שַׂ֤ר) of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
- Genesis 39:21 — But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper (שַׂ֥ר) of the prison.
- Genesis 39:22 — And the keeper (שַׂ֤ר) of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
- Genesis 39:23 — The keeper (שַׂ֣ר) of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
- Genesis 40:2 — And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief (שַׂ֣ר) of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
- Genesis 40:2 — And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief (שַׂ֥ר) of the bakers.
- Genesis 40:3 — And he put them in ward in the house of the captain (שַׂ֥ר) of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound.
- Genesis 40:4 — And the captain (שַׂ֣ר) of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.
- Genesis 40:9 — And the chief (שַֽׂר) butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
- Genesis 40:16 — When the chief (שַׂר) baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
- Genesis 40:20 — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief (שַׂ֣ר) butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
- Genesis 40:20 — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief (שַׂ֥ר) baker among his servants.
- Genesis 40:21 — And he restored the chief (שַׂ֥ר) butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
- Genesis 40:22 — But he hanged the chief (שַׂ֥ר) baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
- Genesis 40:23 — Yet did not the chief (שַֽׂר) butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
- Genesis 41:9 — Then spake the chief (שַׂ֣ר) butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
- Genesis 41:10 — Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain (שַׂ֣ר) of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:
- Genesis 41:10 — Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief (שַׂ֥ר) baker:
- Genesis 41:12 — And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain (לְשַׂ֣ר) of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
- Genesis 47:6 — The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers (שָׂרֵ֥י) over my cattle.
- Exodus 1:11 — Therefore they did set over them taskmasters (שָׂרֵ֣י) to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
- Exodus 2:14 — And he said, Who made thee a prince (שַׂ֤ר) and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers (שָׂרֵ֤י) of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
- Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers (שָׂרֵ֣י) of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
- Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers (שָׂרֵ֥י) of fifties, and rulers of tens:
- Exodus 18:21 — Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers (וְשָׂרֵ֥י) of tens:
- Exodus 18:25 — And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers (שָׂרֵ֤י) of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Exodus 18:25 — And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers (שָׂרֵ֣י) of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Exodus 18:25 — And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers (שָׂרֵ֥י) of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Exodus 18:25 — And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers (וְשָׂרֵ֥י) of tens.
- Numbers 21:18 — The princes (שָׂרִ֗ים) digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
- Numbers 22:8 — And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes (שָׂרֵֽי) of Moab abode with Balaam.
- Numbers 22:13 — And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes (שָׂרֵ֣י) of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
- Numbers 22:14 — And the princes (שָׂרֵ֣י) of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
- Numbers 22:15 — And Balak sent yet again princes (שָׂרִ֔ים), more, and more honourable than they.
- Numbers 22:21 — And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes (שָׂרֵ֥י) of Moab.
- Numbers 22:35 — And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes (שָׂרֵ֥י) of Balak.
- Numbers 22:40 — And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes (וְלַשָּׂרִ֖ים) that were with him.
- Numbers 23:6 — And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes (שָׂרֵ֥י) of Moab.
- Numbers 23:17 — And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes (וְשָׂרֵ֥י) of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken?
- Numbers 31:14 — And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains (שָׂרֵ֤י) over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
- Numbers 31:14 — And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains (וְשָׂרֵ֣י) over hundreds, which came from the battle.
- Numbers 31:48 — And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains (שָׂרֵ֥י) of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
- Numbers 31:48 — And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains (וְשָׂרֵ֥י) of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
- Numbers 31:52 — And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains (שָׂרֵ֣י) of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.