1) ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler 1a) prefects (of Assyria and Babylon) 1b) petty rulers or officials Aramaic equivalent: se.gan (סְגַן "prefect" H5460)
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H5461 — סָגָן
sa.gan · ruler · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Ezra 9:2 · וְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםIndeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”Nehemiah 2:16 · וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים · וְלַסְּגָנִ֗יםThe officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.Nehemiah 4:14 · הַסְּגָנִים֙After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”Nehemiah 4:19 · הַסְּגָנִים֙Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.Nehemiah 5:7 · הַסְּגָנִ֔יםand after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against themNehemiah 5:17 · וְהַסְּגָנִ֜יםThere were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.Nehemiah 7:5 · הַסְּגָנִ֛יםThen my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:Nehemiah 12:40 · הַסְּגָנִ֖יםThe two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,Nehemiah 13:11 · הַסְּגָנִ֔יםSo I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,Isaiah 41:25 · סְגָנִים֙I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.Jeremiah 51:23 · וּסְגָנִֽים׃With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.Jeremiah 51:28 · סְגָנֶ֑יהָPrepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.Jeremiah 51:57 · וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.