שֹׁטֵרshôṭêr
properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
Pronunciation: sho-tare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7860
Meanings
official, officer, (properly scribe, secretary? or from original meaning as arranger, organizer?), apparently subordinate officer, judicial, civil or military (Proverbs 6:7; 2 Chronicles 26:11; Deuteronomy 1:15; Deuteronomy 1:1-200; Numbers 11:16)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 25 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 5:6 That same day Pharaoh sent this order to the Egyptian slave drivers and the Israelite foremen:
- Exodus 5:10 So the slave drivers and foremen went out and told the people: “This is what Pharaoh says: I will not provide any more straw for you.
- Exodus 5:14 Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews. “Why haven’t you met your quotas either yesterday or today?” they demanded.
- Exodus 5:15 So the Israelite foremen went to Pharaoh and pleaded with him. “Please don’t treat your servants like this,” they begged.
- Exodus 5:19 The Israelite foremen could see that they were in serious trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the number of bricks you make each day.”
- Numbers 11:16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Gather before me seventy men who are recognized as elders and leaders of Israel. Bring them to the Tabernacle to stand there with you.
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).