שַׂר
sar (śar)
/sar/
“prince, ruler, chief captain”
Prince, chieftain, commander of army; Messianic title 'Prince of Peace' (Sar Shalom, Isaiah 9:6) and the celestial Commander of the army of the LORD (Joshua 5:14).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From שָׂרַר (H8323) to rule, reign.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
princecaptainchiefruler
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: שַׂר (prince, ruler, chief captain) -> G0758
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שַׂר (sar) carries significant theological or narrative weight.