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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
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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

H7860

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:6 - That same day Pharaoh commanded the slave masters and foremen who were over the people:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:10 - So the slave masters of the people and their foremen went to the Israelites and said, "Thus says Pharaoh: 'I am not giving you straw.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:14 - The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh's slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, "Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past - both yesterday and today?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:15 - The Israelite foremen went and cried out to Pharaoh, "Why are you treating your servants this way?

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:19 - The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, "You must not reduce the daily quota of your bricks."

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:16 - The LORD said to Moses, "Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know are elders of the people and officials over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting; let them take their position there with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 - You must appoint judges and civil servants for each tribe in all your villages that the LORD your God is giving you, and they must judge the people fairly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:5 - Moreover, the officers are to say to the troops, "Who among you has built a new house and not dedicated it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else dedicate it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 - In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, "Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier's heart as fearful as his own."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:9 - Then, when the officers have finished speaking, they must appoint unit commanders to lead the troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:10 - You are standing today, all of you, before the LORD your God - the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:28

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:28 - Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 1:10 - Joshua instructed the leaders of the people:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 3:2 - After three days the leaders went through the camp

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:33 - All the people, rulers, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the LORD's servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:2 - So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: "I am very old.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:1 - Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel's elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:4 - David said, "Of these, 24,000 are to direct the work of the LORD's temple; 6,000 are to be officials and judges;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:29 - As for the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were given responsibilities outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, as well as their officers who served the king in various matters. Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year; each consisted of 24,000 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 - You will report to Amariah the chief priest in all matters pertaining to the LORD's law, and to Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the family of Judah, in all matters pertaining to the king. The Levites will serve as officials before you. Confidently carry out your duties! May the LORD be with those who do well!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:11 - Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:13 - supervised the laborers and all the foremen on their various jobs. Some of the Levites were scribes, officials, and guards.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:7 - It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,
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