Word Study · Strong's H5633 · Hebrew
סֶרֶן
seren
seh'-ren
Strong's 1890 spelling: çeren
“an axle”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an axle; figuratively, a peer
Rendered in the KJV as
lord, plate.
- 22occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 22 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- סַרְנֵ֣י8
- הַסְּרָנִ֔ים2
- וְסַרְנֵ֣י2
- וְסַרְנֵ֤י2
- סַרְנֵֽי־2
- הַסְּרָנִ֖ים1
- וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃1
- לְסַרְנֵ֨י1
- סַרְנֵ֨י1
- סַרְנֵ֥י1
- סַרְנֵ֤י1
How it is rendered · 6
- [the] rulers of13
- and [the] rulers of3
- the rulers3
- and axles of1
- and to rulers your1
- to [the] rulers of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)13
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmpc · 13
- HC/Ncmpc · 4
- HTd/Ncmpa · 3
- HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2mp · 1
- HR/Ncmpc · 1
All 22, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Samuel11 of 22 · 50%
- Judges8 of 22 · 36%
- Joshua1 of 22 · 5%
- 1 Kings1 of 22 · 5%
- 1 Chronicles1 of 22 · 5%
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Judges8 occurrences
- Judges 3:3סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.here: [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:5סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”here: [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:8סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.here: [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:18לְסַרְנֵ֨יlesarneipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.here: to [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:18סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.here: [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:23וְסַרְנֵ֣יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”here: and [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:27סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.here: [the] rulers of
- Judges 16:30הַסְּרָנִ֔יםhaseranimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSamson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.here: the rulers
1 Samuel11 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 5:8סַרְנֵ֨יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.here: [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 5:11סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.here: [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 6:4סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.here: [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 6:4וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ulesarneikhemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.here: and to rulers your
- 1 Samuel 6:12וְסַרְנֵ֤יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.here: and [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 6:16סַרְנֵֽי־sarnei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.here: [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 6:18הַסְּרָנִ֔יםhaseranimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThe number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.here: the rulers
- 1 Samuel 7:7סַרְנֵֽי־sarnei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistineshere: [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 29:2וְסַרְנֵ֤יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.here: and [the] rulers of
- 1 Samuel 29:6הַסְּרָנִ֖יםhaseranimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralSo Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright in my sight, and it seems right that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you have no favor in the sight of the leaders.here: the rulers
- 1 Samuel 29:7סַרְנֵ֥יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”here: [the] rulers of
