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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5461 - סָגָן

Transliteration

çâgân

Phonetics

saw-gawn'

Origin

from an unused root meaning to superintend

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1461

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler
1. prefects (of Assyria and Babylon)
2. petty rulers or officials

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2233 ‑ ἡγέομαι (hayg‑eh'‑om‑ahee); 4755 ‑ στρατηγός (strat‑ay‑gos'); 935 ‑ βασιλεύς (bas‑il‑yooce'); 758 ‑ ἄρχων (ar'‑khone); 4755 ‑ στρατηγός (strat‑ay‑gos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (18)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 4

BSB (17)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

CSB (15)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

ESV (17)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

KJV (17)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

LEB (17)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

LSB (17)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

N95 (17)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

NAS (18)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 3

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

Ezra 1

Nehemiah 9

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

Ezekiel 4

ASV (18)

all of them, princes 1

and deputies 1

and her deputies 1

and rulers 4

and the rulers 4

and to the rulers 2

i with the rulers 1

nor to the rulers 1

of the rulers with me 1

thereof, and all the deputies 1

upon rulers 1

BSB (17)

and commanders 3

and officials 4

of the officials 1

officials 1

or officials 1

rulers 1

the officials 5

their officials 1

CSB (15)

officials 7

prefects 3

the officials 5

ESV (17)

chief men 1

commanders 4

deputies 1

governors 1

officials 9

rulers 1

KJV (17)

princes 1

rulers 16

LEB (17)

and her officials 1

and prefects 4

and the officials with you 1

and the prefects 1

on officials 1

prefects 2

the prefects 6

their officials 1

LSB (17)

officials 14

prefects 3

N95 (17)

officials 11

prefects 3

rulers 3

NAS (18)

leaders 1

leading 1

officials 14

people 1

rulers 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

and all its deputies 1

and deputies 1

and her deputies 1

and rulers 4

and the rulers 3

and to the rulers 2

nor to the rulers 1

of the rulers with me 1

on rulers 1

the rulers 1

with the rulers 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2466) n c x (סגנ SGN) AC: Ruler CO: Ruler AB: ?

N^m ) n c x (סגנ SGN) - Ruler: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (22): ruler, governor - Strongs: H5460 (סְגַן), H5461 (סָגָן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[סָגָן, סֶ֫גֶן] noun masculine prefect, ruler (loan-word from Assyrian šaknu, prefect of conquered city or province (√ šakâ Numbers , set, appoint Dl^{HWB 659}, compare Schr^{COT Isaiah 41:25}; apparently = Late Hebrew סָגָן, סֶגֶן, Aramaic סִגְנָא a superior (not high) priest; Mandean אשגאנדא WBrandt^{Mand. Schriften 169} a candidate for priesthood; compare Jen in Brandt^ib.; hence perhaps Greek ζωγάνης, compare Lewy^{Fremdw. 129}); — only plural סְגָנִים Ezekiel 23:6 14t.; suffix סְגָנֶיהָ Jeremiah 51:57 + Jeremiah 51:58 (where read probably סְגָנָיוᵐ5 Gie); —

1 prefects of Assyr. and Babylonian Ezekiel 23:6,12,23; Jeremiah 51:23,57 (all + מַּחוֺת), Isaiah 41:25, of king of Medes Jeremiah 51:28 (+ מַּחוֺת).

2 petty rulers, officials of Judah (only Nehemiah Ezra in sources): distinguished from חֹרִים nobles Nehemiah 2:16; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 4:13; Nehemiah 5:7; Nehemiah 7:5; alone, Nehemiah 2:16; Nehemiah 12:40; Nehemiah 13:11; + יְהוּדִים Nehemiah 5:17 (see also Nehemiah 2:16); + שָׂרִים Ezra 9:2. compare Biblical Aramaic סְגַן.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

סָגָן or סֶגֶן only in pl. סְגָנִים prop. a substitute, deputy (of a prince); hence a prefect, a governor (i.q. Arab., Pers. شِحْنَهَ the letters ח and ג being interchanged).

(1) a magistrate of the Babylonians, Jeremiah 51:23, 28 Jeremiah 51:28, 57 Jeremiah 51:57; Ezekiel 23:6, 12 Ezekiel 23:12, 23 Ezekiel 23:23, compare Isaiah 41:25, see Ch. No. 1.

(2) used of the chiefs and rulers of the people of Jerusalem in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, Ezra 9:2; Nehemiah 2:16, 4:8, 13 5:7 7:5 12:40.

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List of Word Forms

הַסְּגָנִ֔ים הַסְּגָנִ֖ים הַסְּגָנִ֛ים הַסְּגָנִים֙ הסגנים וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים וְהַסְּגָנִ֜ים וְלַסְּגָנִ֗ים וּסְגָנִ֔ים וּסְגָנִ֤ים וּסְגָנִֽים׃ וּסְגָנִים֙ וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙ והסגנים ולסגנים וסגניה וסגנים וסגנים׃ סְגָנִים֙ סְגָנֶ֑יהָ סגניה סגנים has·sə·ḡā·nîm hassegaNim hassəḡānîm sə·ḡā·ne·hā sə·ḡā·nîm səḡānehā segaNeiha segaNim səḡānîm ū·sə·ḡā·ne·hā ū·sə·ḡā·nîm ūsəḡānehā usegaNeiha usegaNim ūsəḡānîm vehassegaNim velassegaNim wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm wə·las·sə·ḡā·nîm wəhassəḡānîm wəlassəḡānîm