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Lexicon :: Strong's H5461 - sāḡān

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סָגָן
Transliteration
sāḡān
Pronunciation
saw-gawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to superintend
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TWOT Reference: 1461

Strong’s Definitions

סָגָן çâgân, saw-gawn'; from an unused root meaning to superintend; a præfect of a province:—prince, ruler.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H5461 in the following manner: ruler (17x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H5461 in the following manner: ruler (17x).

  1. ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler

    1. prefects (of Assyria and Babylon)

    2. petty rulers or officials

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָגָן çâgân, saw-gawn'; from an unused root meaning to superintend; a præfect of a province:—prince, ruler.
STRONGS H5461: Abbreviations
† [סָגָן, סֶ֫גֶן] noun masculine prefect, ruler (loan-word from Assyrian šaknu, prefect of conquered city or province (√ šakânu, set, appoint DlHWB 659, compare SchrCOT Isaiah 41:25; apparently = Late Hebrew סָגָן, סֶגֶן, Aramaic סִגְנָא a superior (not high) priest; Mandean אשגאנדא WBrandtMand. Schriften 169 a candidate for priesthood; compare Jen in Brandtib.; hence perhaps Greek ζωγάνης, compare LewyFremdw. 129); — only plural סְגָנִים Ezekiel 23:6 + 14 times; suffix סְגָנֶיהָ Jeremiah 51:57 + Jeremiah 51:58 (where read probably סְגָנָיו Greek Version of the LXX Gie); —
1. prefects of Assyr. and Babylonian Ezekiel 23:6, 12, 23; Jeremiah 51:23, 57 (all + פַּחוֹת), Isaiah 41:25, of king of Medes Jeremiah 51:28 (+ פַּחוֹת).
2. petty rulers, officials of Judah (only Nehemiah Ezra in sources): distinguished from חֹרִים nobles Nehemiah 2:16; 4:8; 4:13; 5:7; 7:5; alone, Nehemiah 2:16; 12:40; 13:11; + יְהוּדִים Nehemiah 5:17 (see also Nehemiah 2:16); + שָׂרִים Ezra 9:2. Compare Biblical Aramaic H5460 סְגַן.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

9:2

Nehemiah

2:16; 2:16; 2:16; 4:8; 4:13; 5:7; 5:17; 7:5; 12:40; 13:11

Isaiah

41:25; 41:25

Jeremiah

51:23; 51:28; 51:57; 51:57; 51:58

Ezekiel

23:6; 23:6; 23:12; 23:23

H5461

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5461 matches the Hebrew סָגָן (sāḡān),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:2 - Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:16 - The officials did not know where I had gone or what I had been doing, for up to this point I had not told any of the Jews or the priests or the nobles or the officials or the rest of the workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:14 - When I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the great and awesome Lord, and fight on behalf of your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your families!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:19 - I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, "The work is demanding and extensive, and we are spread out on the wall, far removed from one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:7 - I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them, "Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!" Because of them I called for a great public assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:17 - There were 150 Jews and officials who dined with me routinely, in addition to those who came to us from the nations all around us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:5 - My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders, the officials, and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy. I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned. Here is what I found written in that record:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:40 - Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:11 - So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking "Why is the temple of God neglected?" Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:25 - I have stirred up one out of the north and he advances, one from the eastern horizon who prays in my name. He steps on rulers as if they were clay, like a potter treading the clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:23 - I used you to smash shepherds and their flocks. I used you to smash farmers and their teams of oxen. I used you to smash governors and leaders."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:28 - Prepare the nations to do battle against her. Prepare the kings of the Medes. Prepare their governors and all their leaders. Prepare all the countries they rule to do battle against her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:57 - "I will make her officials and wise men drunk, along with her governors, leaders, and warriors. They will fall asleep forever and never wake up," says the King whose name is the LORD who rules over all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:6 - clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:12 - She lusted after the Assyrians - governors and officials, warriors in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:23 - the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.
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