hebrew #5461 - סָגָן sagan (a prefect)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance prince, ruler From an unused root meaning to superintend; a prefect of a province -- prince, ruler. Englishman's Concordance 1) ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler 1a) prefects (of Assyria and Babylon) 1b) petty rulers or officials Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root meaning to superintend Same Word by TWOT Number: 1461 Brown-Driver-Briggs [סָגָן, סֶ֫גֶן] noun masculineprefect, ruler (loan-word from Assyrian šaknu, prefect of conquered city or province (√ šakânu, set, appoint DlHWB 659, compare SchrCOT Isaiah 41:25; apparently=Late Hebrew סָגָן, סֶגֶן, Aramaic סִגְנָאa superior (not high) priest; Mandean אשגאנדא WBrandtMand. Schriften 169a candidate for priesthood; compare Jen in Brandtib.; hence perhaps Greek ζωγάνης, compare LewyFremdw. 129); — only plural סְגָנִיםEzekiel 23:6 14t.; suffix סְגָנֶיהָJeremiah 51:57 + Jeremiah 51:58 (where read probably סְגָנָיוᵐ5 Gie); — 1prefects 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). 2petty rulers, officials of Judah (only Nehemiah Ezra in sources): distinguished from חֹרִיםnoblesNehemiah 2:16; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 4:13; Nehemiah 5:7; Nehemiah 7:5; alone, Nehemiah 2:16; Nehemiah 12:40; Nehemiah 13:11; + יְהוּדִיםNehemiah 5:17 (see also Nehemiah 2:16); + שָׂרִיםEzra 9:2. compare Biblical Aramaic סְגַן. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 5461. סְגָנִים (sagan) — 17 OccurrencesEzra 9:2 Nehemiah 2:16 Nehemiah 2:16 Nehemiah 4:14 Nehemiah 4:19 Nehemiah 5:7 Nehemiah 5:17 Nehemiah 7:5 Nehemiah 12:40 Nehemiah 13:11 Isaiah 41:25 Jeremiah 51:23 Jeremiah 51:28 Jeremiah 51:57 Ezekiel 23:6 Ezekiel 23:12 Ezekiel 23:23 |