Strong H8323H8323Aשָׂרַר

to rule

One of the 2 senses of Strong H8323

Transliteration
ώârar
Pronunciation
saw-rar'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

1) to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over, reign, govern
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hithpael) to lord it over
Also means: sur (שׂוּר "to reign" H7786)

General definition

A primitive root; to have (transitively exercise; reflexively get) dominion: - X {altogether} make self a {prince} (bear) rule.

In the Bible

Strong H8323A appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • rule3
  • make1
  • prince1

First verses

  1. Numbers 16:13
    Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?
  2. Esther 1:22
    For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.
  3. Proverbs 8:16
    By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
  4. Isaiah 32:1
    Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
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