שֹׁטֵר — shôṭêr

Meaning

Hebrew

שֹׁטֵר

Definition

properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate

Derivation

active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write;

King James Version renders it as

officer, overseer, ruler.

Words derived from shôṭêr

• מִשְׁטָר mishṭârH4896 · jurisdiction · 1×
• שִׁטְרַי ShiṭrayH7861 · Shitrai · 2×

Where it appears

The first verses that use shôṭêr (25 times in all).

• Exodus 5:6
• Exodus 5:10
• Exodus 5:14
• Exodus 5:15
• Exodus 5:19
• Numbers 11:16
• Deuteronomy 1:15
• Deuteronomy 16:18
• Deuteronomy 20:5
• Deuteronomy 20:8
• Deuteronomy 20:9
• Deuteronomy 29:9