Strong's Hebrew · H8323

H8323 sârar

שָׂרַר

saw-rar'

to rule

sârar appears 6 times in Scripture, in Numbers, Esther, Proverbs, Isaiah and Jeremiah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

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

In the King James Version

× altogether, make self a prince, (bear) rule.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Esther 1:22

“He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.”

Jeremiah 15:11

“The LORD said: “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will intercede with your enemy in your time of trouble, in your time of distress.”

Proverbs 8:16

“By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.”

Isaiah 32:1

“Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.”

Numbers 16:13

“Is it not enough that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness? Must you also appoint yourself as ruler over us?”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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