שׂוּרsûwr

be, or act as, prince, rule

Pronunciation: soor · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7786

Meanings

Qal: ruled over Israel, shall govern (prince it) (Judges 9:22; Isaiah 32:1; Proverbs 8:16)

Hithpa`el: that thou shouldst also keep playing the prince over us. (Numbers 16:13; 1 Chronicles 15:22)

Hiph`il: they made princes (Hosea 8:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 9:22 After Abimelech had ruled over Israel for three years,
  • Hosea 8:4 The people have appointed kings without my consent, and princes without my approval. By making idols for themselves from their silver and gold, they have brought about their own destruction.
  • Hosea 12:4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won. He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him. There at Bethel he met God face to face, and God spoke to him—

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).