Lexical Definition

‎שָׂרַר‎ sârar (saw-rar') to rule ^H:V
a primitive root

[idiom] altogether, make self a prince, (bear) rule.

• to have (transitively, exercise
• reflexively, get) dominion

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

Extended Information

• Also means: sur (‎ש‎ׂ‎ו‎ּ‎ר‎ "to reign" שׂוּר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Also see: מַשּׂוֹר | סוּר

[‎שׂוּר‎] verb saw (|| form of ‎נָשַׂר‎; denominative from ‎מַשּׁוֺר‎?); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎וַיָּשַׂר‎ 1Chr 20:3 (but see ‎שׂים‎ 1 a). — Hos 9:12 see ‎סור‎; Judg 9:22; Hos 8:4 see ‎שׂרר‎; Hos 12:5* see ‎שׂרה‎. p. 673, 6931, 962f, 975, 979

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