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Hebrew wordlink #19462

OSHB Gen 40:9 שַֽׂר (sar) Strongs=8269 Lemma=‘שַׂר’
contextual word gloss=‘the_chief_of’ word gloss=‘chief_of’
Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct
Year=-1717 TimeSeries=Joseph_imprisoned

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Other uses (5) of identical word form שַֽׂר (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שַֽׂר’ (Morphology=Ncmsc PoS=common_noun Gender=masculine Number=singular State=construct) has 3 different glosses: ‘the_chief_of’, ‘the_commander_of’, ‘the_leader_of’.

GEN 40:23 contextual word gloss=‘the_chief_of’ word gloss=‘chief_of’ OSHB GEN 40:23 word 3

OET-LV: 23 And_not the _chief _of he _remembered of_the _cup _bearers DOM Yōşēf and_he_forgot _him. (GEN_40:23)

OET-RV: 23 However, the chief of the cupbearers completely forgot about Yosef. (GEN 40:23)

1 KI 11:21 contextual word gloss=‘the_commander_of’ word gloss=‘commander_of’ OSHB 1 KI 11:21 word 12

OET-LV: 21 And_Hₐdad he _heard in_Miʦrayim if/because _that he _had _lain _down Dāvid with ancestors _of_his and_because/when he _had _died Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the _commander _of the _army and_ Hₐdad _he/it _said to Parˊoh let_me _go so_that _I _may _go to land _of_my _own. (KI1_11:21)

OET-RV: 21 When Hadad in Egypt heard that both David and his army commander Yoav had died, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Give me permission to leave, and I’ll go back to my land.” (KI1 11:21)

1 CHR 15:22 contextual word gloss=‘the_leader_of’ word gloss=‘leader_of’ OSHB 1 CHR 15:22 word 2

OET-LV: 22 And_Kənan^yāh the _leader _of the _Lēviyyiy in_a _lifting _up an _instructor in_up if/because was_understanding he. (CH1_15:22)

OET-RV: 22 Kenanyah, the leader of the musical Levites, directed the singing because he was very capable. (CH1 15:22)

1 CHR 19:18 contextual word gloss=‘the_commander_of’ word gloss=‘commander_of’ OSHB 1 CHR 19:18 word 17

OET-LV: 18 And_ ʼArām _it _fled from_to/for_face/front/presence Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_ Dāvid _he _killed of_ʼArām seven _of thousand(s) charioteer[s] and_forty thousand man on _foot and_DOM Shōfāk the _commander _of the _army he _killed. (CH1_19:18)

OET-RV: 18 But the Arameans fled away from the Israelis, and David killed seven thousand chariot drivers and forty thousand men on foot, as well as killing Shofak their army commander. (CH1 19:18)

DAN 8:11 contextual word gloss=‘the_commander_of’ word gloss=‘prince_of’ OSHB DAN 8:11 word 2

OET-LV: 11 And_unto the _commander _of the _host it _magnified _itself and_from_him it _was _removed the _perpetual_offering and_ the _place _of _it _was _thrown _down his _sanctuary _of_of. (DAN_8:11)

OET-RV: 11 It became as powerful as the general leading the heavenly army. It took the regular burnt offering away from him, and his sanctuary place was overthrown. (DAN 8:11)