Lexical Definition

‎שׂוּר‎ sûwr (soor) to reign ^H:V
a primitive root

make princes, have power, reign. See ‎סוּר‎.

• properly, to vanquish
• by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)

1) to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hiphil) to make rulers, play the prince

Extended Information

spelling of: שָׂרַר

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: יָסַר | שַׂר

[‎שָׂרַר‎] verb denominative (Gerber²⁰) be, or act as, prince, rule; —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיָּ֫שַׂר עַלֿ‎ ‎יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ Judg 9:22 Abimelech ruled over Israel three years; 3 masculine plural ‎שָׂרִים ֗֗֗ יָשׂ֑רוּ‎ Isa 32:1 princes shall govern (prince it) justly (|| ‎יִמְלָךְמֶֿלֶךְ‎), compare Prov 8:16 Participle ‎לִהְיוֺת֗֗֗ שׂרֵר‎ Esth 1:22 that every man should bear rule ‎בְּבֵיתוֺ‎. Hithpa`el Imperfect, 2 masculine singular + Infinitive absolute ‎כִּיתִֿשְׂתָּרֵר עָלֵינוּ גַּםהִֿשְׂתָּרֵר‎ Num 16:13 that thou shouldst also keep playing the prince over us. — ‎יָסֹר‎ 1Chr 15:22 see ‎יָסַר‎ Qal and ‎שַׂר‎ 4 b. Hiph`il Perfect 3 plural metaplastic ‎הֵשִׂירוּ‎ (Ges^{«GKC:67v»§ 67v}) Hos 8:4 they made princes (absolute; || ‎הִמְלִיכוּ‎). p. 415f, 978

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