# H8269 שַׂר

שַׂר (sar), Strong’s H8269: a head person (of any rank or class) KJV: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper…. Occurs 421 times.

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*sar* — a head person (of any rank or class)

KJV: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper…

Derived from [שָׂרַר sârar](https://besorah.bible/word/H8323) (to have)

Occurs 421 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שַׂר 420 n.m. chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 12:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/12?v=15) — The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
- [Genesis 21:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/21?v=22) — At that time, Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, “God is with you in all that you…
- [Genesis 21:32](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/21?v=32) — So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into…
- [Genesis 26:26](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/26?v=26) — Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his army.
- [Genesis 37:36](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/37?v=36) — The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
- [Genesis 39:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/39?v=1) — Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him…
- [Genesis 39:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/39?v=21) — But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- [Genesis 39:22](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/39?v=22) — The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there…
- [Genesis 39:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/39?v=23) — The keeper of the prison didn’t look after anything that was under his hand, because the LORD was with him; and that…
- [Genesis 40:2](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/40?v=2) — Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.