Hebrew noun (masculine) · H5633
סֶרֶן
serenseh'-ren
lord; axle
22 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: çeren
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5633is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 11spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5633
an axle; figuratively, a peer
The King James renders it: lord, plate.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
seren is rendered "lord; axle". It stands 22 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in 1 Samuel, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "lord".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Joshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
Joshua 13:3סַרְנֵ֣י
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eleven of the word's twenty-two uses are in 1 Samuel.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: lord, and axle.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| lordStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereJoshua 13:3All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites… |
| axleStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- rulers of13
- and rulers of3
- the rulers3
- and axles of1
- and to rulers your1
- to rulers of1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- סַרְנֵ֣י8
- הַסְּרָנִ֔ים2
- וְסַרְנֵ֣י2
- וְסַרְנֵ֤י2
- סַרְנֵֽי־2
- הַסְּרָנִ֖ים1
- וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃1
- לְסַרְנֵ֨י1
- סַרְנֵ֨י1
- סַרְנֵ֥י1
- סַרְנֵ֤י1
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)13HNcmpc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)4HC/Ncmpc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural3HTd/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural1HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Ncmpc
Joshua
one use
All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
Judges
eight uses
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.
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers 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.”
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers 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.
- לְסַרְנֵ֨יlesarneipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to rulers of
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers 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.”
- וְסַרְנֵ֣יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and rulers 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.
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
Samson 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.
- הַסְּרָנִ֔יםhaseranimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the rulers
1 Samuel
eleven uses
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.
- סַרְנֵ֨יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers 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.
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers 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.
- סַרְנֵ֣יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
- וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ulesarneikhemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: and to rulers your
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.
- וְסַרְנֵ֤יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and rulers of
And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
- סַרְנֵֽי־sarnei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
The 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.
- הַסְּרָנִ֔יםhaseranimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the rulers
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 Philistines
- סַרְנֵֽי־sarnei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
As the Philistine leaders marched out their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.
- וְסַרְנֵ֤יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and rulers of
So 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.
- הַסְּרָנִ֖יםhaseranimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the rulers
Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
- סַרְנֵ֥יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
1 Kings
one use
Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.
- וְסַרְנֵ֣יvesarneiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and axles of
1 Chronicles
one use
Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
- סַרְנֵ֤יsarneinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: rulers of
The letters
Gematria 310· 960 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
