סְגַןçᵉgan

prefect (Daniel 2:48; Daniel 3:2; Daniel 3:3; Daniel 3:27; Daniel 6:8)

Pronunciation: seg-an' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5460

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Daniel 2:48 Then the king appointed Daniel to a high position and gave him many valuable gifts. He made Daniel ruler over the whole province of Babylon, as well as chief over all his wise men.
  • Daniel 3:2 Then he sent messages to the high officers, officials, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the provincial officials to come to the dedication of the statue he had set up.
  • Daniel 3:3 So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
  • Daniel 3:27 Then the high officers, officials, governors, and advisers crowded around them and saw that the fire had not touched them. Not a hair on their heads was singed, and their clothing was not scorched. They didn’t even smell of smoke!
  • Daniel 6:7 We are all in agreement—we administrators, officials, high officers, advisers, and governors—that the king should make a law that will be strictly enforced. Give orders that for the next thirty days any person who prays to anyone, divine or human—except to you, Your Majesty—will be thrown into the den of lions.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).