Strong's Hebrew · H8269
שַׂר
sar · sar
captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Definition
a head person (of any rank or class)
Derivation
from H8323 (שָׂרַר);
Appears 421 times in Scripture
“Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.”
“the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.””
“The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.”
“When Pharaoh’s officials saw Sarai, they commended her to him, and she was taken into the palace of Pharaoh.”
“Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.”
“Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.”
“After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.”
“At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.”
“Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker,”
“the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).