Lexicon shoter: Officer, official, overseer Original Word: שֹׁטֵר Strong's Exhaustive Concordance officer, overseer, ruler Active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write; properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate -- officer, overseer, ruler. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom an unused word Definition official, officer NASB Translation foremen (5), officer (1), officers (17), official (1), officials (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שֹׁטֵר noun masculine official, officer (properly scribe, secretary? or from original meaning as arranger, organizer?); — absolute ׳שׁ Proverbs 6:7, ׳שׁו2Chronicles 26:11; plural שֹׁטְרִים Deuteronomy 1:15 +, etc.; — apparently subordinate officer, judicial, civil or military (compare DrDeuteronomy 1. 15 GrayNumbers 11:16); organizing people for marching Joshua 1:10; Joshua 3:2 (both E), compare Deuteronomy 20:5,8,9; appointed over Israel by Egyptian overseers Exodus 5:14, compare Exodus 5:6; Exodus 5:10; Exodus 5:15; Exodus 5:19 (all J); elsewhere + זְקֵנִים Numbers 11:16 (E), Deuteronomy 29:9; Deuteronomy 31:28; + שֹׁפְטִים Deuteronomy 16:18; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Chronicles 26:29, + ׳ז and ׳שֹׁפ Joshua 8:33 (RD), and ( + רָאשִׁים) Joshua 23:2 (RD), Joshua 24:1 (E, or RD); ׳שֹׁט as minor judges also Deuteronomy 1:15; הַמְשָֽׁרְתִים אֶתהַֿמֶּלֶךְ ׳שֹׁט 1 Chronicles 27:1, chosen from Levites 2Chronicles 19:11; 34:13 (+ סוֺפְרִים, שׁוֺעֲרִים); as title of individual 2 Chronicles 26:11 ("" הַסּוֺפֵר); of ant, אֵיןלָֿהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמשֵׁל Proverbs 6:7. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to write.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G315 (ἀναγινώσκω • anaginosko): While not a direct equivalent, this Greek term relates to the act of reading or recognizing, often associated with scribes and their duties. Usage: The term שֹׁטֵר (shoter) is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to various types of officials, including scribes, officers, and magistrates. These individuals often held positions of authority and were responsible for administrative and judicial duties. Context: The Hebrew term שֹׁטֵר (shoter) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, denoting individuals who held roles of authority and responsibility. In Exodus 5:6, the term is used to describe the officers of the Israelites who were under the authority of the Egyptian taskmasters. These officers were responsible for overseeing the labor of the Israelites and ensuring that the work quotas were met. Forms and Transliterations הַשֹּֽׁטְרִים֮ הַשֹּׁטְרִ֖ים הַשֹּׁטְרִים֮ הַשּׁוֹטֵ֑ר השוטר השטרים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים וְשֹׁ֣טְרֵיכֶ֔ם וְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו וְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים וְשֹׁטְרִ֣ים ׀ וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם֩ וְשֹׁטְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְשֹׁטְרָ֑יו וּלְשֹֽׁטְרָ֑יו וּלְשֹׁ֣טְרָ֔יו ולשטריו ושטריהם ושטריו ושטריכם ושטרים לְשֹׁטְרִ֖ים לשטרים שֹֽׁטְרֵ֧י שֹֽׁטְרֵי֙ שֹׁטְרֵ֥י שֹׁטְרָ֖יו שֹׁטֵ֥ר שטר שטרי שטריו haš·šō·ṭə·rîm haš·šō·w·ṭêr hashshoTer hashshoteRim haššōṭərîm haššōwṭêr lə·šō·ṭə·rîm leshoteRim ləšōṭərîm shoTer shoteRav shoteRei šō·ṭə·rāw šō·ṭə·rê šō·ṭêr šōṭêr šōṭərāw šōṭərê ū·lə·šō·ṭə·rāw uleshoteRav ūləšōṭərāw veShoteRav veShotereiChem veshotereiHem veshoteRim wə·šō·ṭə·rāw wə·šō·ṭə·rê·hem wə·šō·ṭə·rê·ḵem wə·šō·ṭə·rîm wəšōṭərāw wəšōṭərêhem wəšōṭərêḵem wəšōṭərîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 5:6 HEB: בָּעָ֔ם וְאֶת־ שֹׁטְרָ֖יו לֵאמֹֽר׃ NAS: over the people and their foremen, saying, KJV: of the people, and their officers, saying, INT: the taskmasters the people and their foremen saying 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 29:10 Deuteronomy 31:28 Joshua 1:10 Joshua 3:2 Joshua 8:33 Joshua 23:2 Joshua 24:1 1 Chronicles 23:4 1 Chronicles 26:29 1 Chronicles 27:1 2 Chronicles 19:11 2 Chronicles 26:11 2 Chronicles 34:13 Proverbs 6:7 25 Occurrences |