H7860 שֹׁטֵר (shôṭêr) sho-tare'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

official

Strong's Definition

properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate

Derivation: active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write;

KJV Usage: officer, overseer, ruler.

TWOT Reference: 2374a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) official, officer

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G315 G1122 G2923

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֹׁטֵר (sho.ter) — official. (Qal) official, officer

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שֹׁוטֵר (H7860) — שׁטר

verb · מִשְׁטָר

Leaders | Officials

officer, foreman, supervisor = person selected from among a group of people to assume a position of leadership and responsibility

EXO 5:6 · EXO 5:10 · EXO 5:14 · EXO 5:15 · EXO 5:19 · NUM 11:16 · DEU 1:15 · DEU 16:18 · DEU 20:5 · DEU 20:8 · DEU 20:9 · DEU 29:9 · DEU 31:28 · JOS 1:10 · JOS 3:2 · JOS 8:33 · JOS 23:2 · JOS 24:1 · 1CH 23:4 · 1CH 26:29 · 1CH 27:1 · 2CH 19:11 · 2CH 26:11 · 2CH 34:13 · PRO 6:7

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֹׁטֵר n.m. official, officer (prop. scribe, secretary? or fr. original meaning as arranger, organizer?) base

Bible Occurrences (25)

5:6 5:10 5:14 5:15 5:19

11:16

1:15 16:18 20:5 20:8 20:9 29:10 31:28

1:10 3:2 8:33 23:2 24:1

23:4 26:29 27:1

19:11 26:11 34:13

6:7

Exodus 5:6

That same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen...:

Exodus 5:10

So the taskmasters and foremen of the people went out and said to them, This is what... Pharaoh says: I am no longer giving you straw.

Exodus 5:14

Then the Israelite... foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over the people, were beaten and asked, Why have you not fulfilled your quota of bricks yesterday or today..., as you did before......?

Exodus 5:15

So the Israelite... foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh:... Why are you treating your servants this way?

Exodus 5:19

The Israelite... foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, You must not reduce your daily... quota of bricks.

Numbers 11:16

Then the LORD said to Moses, Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you...... as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.

Deuteronomy 1:15

So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you — as commanders of thousands,... of hundreds,... of fifties,... and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.

Deuteronomy 16:18

You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.