King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H8269 - Chief

Strong's No.:	H8269

Hebrew:	שַׂר

Transliteration:	sar

Phonetic:	sar

Word Origin:	From H8323

Bible Usage:	captain (that had {rule}) chief ({captain}) {general} {governor} {keeper} {lord} ([-task-]) {master} prince ({-ipal}) {ruler} steward.

Part of Speech:	Noun Masculine

Strongs Definition:	a head person (of any rank or class)

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	1. prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain a. chieftain, leader b. vassal, noble, official (under king) c. captain, general, commander (military) d. chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) e. heads, princes (of religious office) f. elders (of representative leaders of people) g. merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) h. patron-angel i. Ruler of rulers (of God) j. warden

Bible References: Chief	Gen 40:2 Gen 40:2 Gen 40:9 Gen 40:16 Gen 40:20 Gen 40:20 Gen 40:21 Gen 40:22 Gen 40:23 Gen 41:9 Gen 41:10 1 King 9:23 1 King 14:27 1 Chr 15:5 1 Chr 15:6 1 Chr 15:7 1 Chr 15:8 1 Chr 15:9 1 Chr 15:10 1 Chr 15:16 1 Chr 15:22 1 Chr 29:6 2 Chr 8:9 2 Chr 8:10 2 Chr 12:10 2 Chr 17:14 2 Chr 35:9 2 Chr 36:14 Ezra 8:29 Ezra 8:29 Ezra 10:5

Translation Occurrences:	captain ( 51 ) captains ( 78 ) chief ( 31 ) general ( 1 ) governor ( 4 ) governors ( 2 ) keeper ( 3 ) lords ( 1 ) master ( 1 ) over ( 1 ) prince ( 18 ) princes ( 187 ) principal ( 2 ) ruler ( 10 ) rulers ( 23 ) stewards ( 1 ) taskmasters ( 1 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.