סָרֵךְçârêk
chief, overseer (Daniel 6:3; Daniel 6:4; Daniel 6:5; Daniel 6:7; Daniel 6:8)
Pronunciation: saw-rake' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5632
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Daniel 6:2 The king also chose Daniel and two others as administrators to supervise the high officers and protect the king’s interests.
- Daniel 6:3 Daniel soon proved himself more capable than all the other administrators and high officers. Because of Daniel’s great ability, the king made plans to place him over the entire empire.
- Daniel 6:4 Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.
- Daniel 6:6 So the administrators and high officers went to the king and said, “Long live King Darius!
- 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).