Hebrew word study
שֹׁטֵר H7860
- Transliteration
- shôṭêr
- Pronunciation
- sho-tare'
- KJV glosses
- officer, overseer, ruler.
Lexical summary
properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information