סֶרֶןçeren

סֶ֫רֶן: tyrant, lord, only of tyrants, lords of the Philistines (Judges 16:30; Judges 3:3; 1 Samuel 6:4; Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:16)

Pronunciation: seh'-ren · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5633

Meanings

סֶ֫רֶן: axle (1 Kings 7:30)

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 13:3 and the larger territory of the Canaanites, extending from the stream of Shihor on the border of Egypt, northward to the boundary of Ekron. It includes the territory of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. The land of the Avvites
  • Judges 3:3 These are the nations: the Philistines (those living under the five Philistine rulers), all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
  • Judges 16:5 The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice Samson to tell you what makes him so strong and how he can be overpowered and tied up securely. Then each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.”
  • Judges 16:8 So the Philistine rulers brought Delilah seven new bowstrings, and she tied Samson up with them.
  • Judges 16:18 Delilah realized he had finally told her the truth, so she sent for the Philistine rulers. “Come back one more time,” she said, “for he has finally told me his secret.” So the Philistine rulers returned with the money in their hands.
  • Judges 16:23 The Philistine rulers held a great festival, offering sacrifices and praising their god, Dagon. They said, “Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!”
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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).