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Lexicon :: Strong's H7860 - šāṭar

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שָׁטַר
Transliteration
šāṭar
Pronunciation
sho-tare'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Act part of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2374a

Strong’s Definitions

שֹׁטֵר shôṭêr, sho-tare'; active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write; properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate:—officer, overseer, ruler.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H7860 in the following manner: officers (23x), ruler (1x), overseer (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H7860 in the following manner: officers (23x), ruler (1x), overseer (1x).
  1. (Qal) official, officer

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֹׁטֵר shôṭêr, sho-tare'; active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write; properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate:—officer, overseer, ruler.
STRONGS H7860: Abbreviations
שֹׁטֵר noun masculine official, officer (properly scribe, secretary? or from original meaning as arranger, organizer?); — absolute שׁ׳ Proverbs 6:7, שׁו׳ 2 Chronicles 26:11; plural שֹׁטְרִים Deuteronomy 1:15 +, etc.; — apparently subordinate officer, judicial, civil or military (compare DrDeuteronomy 1. 15 GrayNumbers 11:16); organizing people for marching Joshua 1:10; Joshua 3:2 (both E), compare Deuteronomy 20:5, 8, 9; appointed over Israel by Egyptian overseers Exodus 5:14, compare Exodus 5:6; Exodus 5:10; Exodus 5:15; Exodus 5:19 (all J); elsewhere + זְקֵנִים Numbers 11:16 (E), Deuteronomy 29:9; Deuteronomy 31:28; + שֹׁפְטִים Deuteronomy 16:18; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Chronicles 26:29, + ז׳ and שֹׁפ׳ Joshua 8:33 (RD), and (+ רָאשִׁים) Joshua 23:2 (RD), Joshua 24:1 (E, or RD); שֹׁט׳ as minor judges also Deuteronomy 1:15; הַמְשָֽׁרְתִים אֶתהַֿמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁט׳ 1 Chronicles 27:1, chosen from Levites 2 Chronicles 19:11; 34:13 (+ סוֺפְרִים, שׁוֺעֲרִים); as title of individual 2 Chronicles 26:11 (|| הַסּוֺפֵר); of ant, אֵיןלָֿהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמשֵׁל Proverbs 6:7.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5632.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

5:6; 5:10; 5:14; 5:15; 5:19

Numbers

11:16; 11:16

Deuteronomy

1; 1:15; 1:15; 1:15; 16:18; 20:5; 20:8; 20:9; 29:9; 31:28

Joshua

1:10; 3:2; 8:33; 23:2; 24:1

1 Chronicles

23:4; 26:29; 27:1

2 Chronicles

19:11; 26:11; 26:11; 34:13

Proverbs

6:7; 6:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7860 matches the Hebrew שָׁטַר (šāṭar),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:6 -

That day Pharaoh commanded the overseers of the people as well as their foremen,

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:10 -

So the overseers and foremen of the people went out and said to them, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I am not giving you straw.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:14 -

Then the Israelite foremen, whom Pharaoh’s slave drivers had set over the people, were beaten and asked, “Why haven’t you finished making your prescribed number of bricks yesterday or today, as you did before? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:15 -

So the Israelite foremen went in and cried for help to Pharaoh: “Why are you treating your servants this way?

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:19 -

The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You cannot reduce your daily quota of bricks.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:16 -

The LORD answered Moses, “Bring me seventy men from Israel known to you as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting and have them stand there with you.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 -

“So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: commanders for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 -

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:5 -

“The officers are to address the army, ‘Has any man built a new house and not dedicated it? Let him leave and return home. Otherwise, he may die in battle and another man dedicate it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 -

“The officers will continue to address the army and say, ‘Is there any man who is afraid or cowardly? Let him leave and return home, so that his brothers won’t lose heart as he did.’[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:9 -

“When the officers have finished addressing the army, they will appoint military commanders to lead it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:10 -

“All of you are standing today before the LORD your God ​— ​your leaders, tribes, elders, officials, all the men of Israel,

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 -

“Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:10 -

Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:2 -

After three days the officers went through the camp

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:33 -

All Israel ​— ​resident alien and citizen alike ​— ​with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on either side of the ark of the LORD’s covenant facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded earlier concerning blessing the people of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:2 -

So Joshua summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them, “I am old, advanced in age,

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:1 -

Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem and summoned Israel’s elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and they presented themselves before God.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4 -

“Of these,” David said, “twenty-four thousand are to be in charge of the work on the LORD’s temple, six thousand are to be officers and judges,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:29 -

From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had duties outside the temple[fn] as officers and judges over Israel.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 -

This is the list of the Israelites, the family heads, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout[fn] the year. There were 24,000 in each division:

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 -

“Note that Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all matters related to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all matters related to the king, and the Levites are officers in your presence. Be strong; may the LORD be with those who do what is good.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:11 -

Uzziah had an army equipped for combat that went out to war by division according to their assignments, as recorded by Jeiel the court secretary and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king’s commanders.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 -

They were also over the porters and were supervising all those doing the work task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:7 -

Without leader, administrator, or ruler,

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