2. foreman, taskmaster — A foreman or overseer set over laborers, specifically the Israelite foremen appointed by Egyptian taskmasters to supervise forced labor (Exodus 5), distinguished by the construct relationship 'officers of' a people under subjection. 5×
AR["عُرَفاءَ","عُرَفَاءَهُمْ","عُرَفَاءُ"]·ben["অধ্যক্ষরা","অধ্যক্ষেরা","কর্মকর্তাদেরকে","তার-অধ্যক্ষদের"]·DE["officers-von","sein-officers"]·EN["his-officers","officers-of"]·FR["officers-de","officiers-de","son-officers"]·heb["שוטרי","שוטריו"]·HI["अधिकारियों","सरदअरõ-उनकē","सरदार","सरदारõ-ने"]·ID["mandor-mandor","mandor-mandornya","para-pengatur"]·IT["officers-di","suo-officers"]·jav["juru-tulis","juru-tulis-ipun","para-punggawa"]·KO["관리들에게","그의-행정관들에게","행정관들이"]·PT["oficiais-de","oficiais-seus"]·RU["надзиратели","надзирателям","надзирателям-его"]·ES["capataces-de","oficiales-de","sus-capataces"]·SW["maafisa-wa","wasimamizi","wasimamizi-wao"]·TR["-görevlilerine","gözetmenleri","gözetmenlerine"]·urd["افسر","افسروں-اس-کے","افسروں-نے","سرداروں"]
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Senses
1. officer, official — A civic, tribal, or military officer or official who administers affairs, organizes the people, and enforces instructions — used of Israelite officers appointed over tribes, armies, and communities (Deuteronomy, Joshua, Chronicles). 20×
AR["العُرَفاءُ","الْعُرَفَاءُ","الْعُرَفَاءِ","الْـ-عَرِيفِ","لِعُرَفَاءَ","مُرَاقِبٌ","وَ-شُرَطٌ","وَ-عُرَفاءَ","وَ-عُرَفاؤهُم","وَ-عُرَفَاءَ","وَ-عُرَفَاءُ","وَ-عُرَفَاؤُهُ","وَ-عُرَفَاؤُهُمْ","وَ-لِ-عُرَفَائِهِ","وَ-لِعُرَفَائِهِ","وَالشُّرَطُ","وَعُرَفَاءَكُمْ","وَعُرَفَاؤُكُمْ","وَعُرَفَاؤُهُمْ"]·ben["আর-কর্মকর্তা","আর-কর্মকর্তারা","আর-তাদের-কর্মচারীদের","এবং-কর্মকর্তা","এবং-তাদের-তত্ত্বাবধানকারীরা","এবং-তাদের-পদাধিকারীদেরকে","এবং-তার-কর্মচারীরা","এবং-তোমাদের-কর্মকর্তাদের","এবং-তোমাদের-কর্মকর্তারা","ও-কর্মকর্তা","ও-তার-অধ্যক্ষেরা","কর্মকর্তারা-(সেই)","কর্মচারী","কর্মচারী-রূপে","তত্ত্বাবধান","লিফ্নে-ঈশ্বর","সেই-কর্মকর্তারা"]·DE["[השוטר]","[ושטריהם]","[ושטרים]","[לשטרים]","[שטר]","der-officers","und-dein-officers","und-fuer-officers-von-es","und-officers","und-sein-officers","und-zu-officers-von-es"]·EN["and-for-officers-of-it","and-his-officers","and-its-officers","and-officers","and-their-officers","and-to-officers-of-it","and-your-officers","as-officers","officer","the-officer","the-officers"]·FR["[השוטר]","[ושטריהם]","[ושטרים]","[לשטרים]","et-officers","et-officiers","et-pour-officiers-de-il","et-son-officers","et-ton-officers","et-à-officiers-de-il","le-officers","le-officiers","officier"]·heb["ה-שוטר","ה-שוטרים","ו-ל-שוטריו","ו-שוטר","ו-שוטר-ם","ו-שוטריו","ו-שוטריכם","ו-שוטרים","ו-שטריו","ל-שוטר","שוטר"]·HI["अधिकारियों-के","अधिकारियों-के-लिए","अधिकारियों-ने","अधिकारी","और-अधिकारियों-तुम्हारे","और-अधिकारी","और-उनके-अधिकारियों-के","और-उनके-अधिकारियों-को","और-उनके-अधिकारी","और-तुम्हारे-अधिकारियों","और-सरदार-उनकē"]·ID["dan-mandor-mandornya","dan-para-pejabat","dan-para-pengatur","dan-para-pengaturmu","dan-para-pengawasnya","dan-pengatur-pengatur","dan-pengatur-pengaturmu","dan-pengatur-pengaturnya","dan-pengawas","dan-pengawas-pengawas","dan-pengawas-pengawas-mereka","para-pengatur","pengawas","sebagai-pengawas-pengawas"]·IT["[השוטר]","[ושטריהם]","[ושטרים]","[לשטרים]","e-a-officers-di-esso","e-officers","e-per-officers-di-esso","e-suo-officers","e-tuo-officers","il-officers","officer"]·jav["dhateng-juru-cathetan","lan-juru-cathetan","lan-juru-tulis-ipun","lan-pangageng-ipun","lan-para-pejabat","lan-para-pejabat-ipun","lan-para-punggawa-panjenengan","lan-para-pènget","lan-pejabat-pejabat","lan-penilik","lan-prajurit-prajuritipun","lan-pèngageng-pèngageng","pangawas","para-pangageng","para-punggawa","pengawas"]·KO["감독-이","관리들이","그-관리들이","그-관원의","그리고-관리들-로","그리고-관리들과","그리고-관리들을","그리고-관리들이","그리고-관리자들","그리고-그들의-관리자들","그리고-그의-관리자들","그리고-그의-관리자들에게","그리고-그의-행정관들","그리고-너희의-관리들","그리고-에게-관리들","에-대한-관리자들"]·PT["e-a-seus-oficiais","e-aos-seus-oficiais","e-oficiais","e-oficiais-seus","e-seus-oficiais","e-vossos-oficiais","o-oficial","oficial","os-oficiais","por-oficiais"]·RU["-надзиратели","-надзирателями","и-для-надзирателей-его","и-надзирателей","и-надзирателей-ваших","и-надзиратели","и-надзиратели-ваши","и-надзиратели-его","и-надзиратели-их","и-надзирателями","и-надсмотрщики","надзиратели","надзирателя","надзирателями"]·ES["como-oficiales","el-oficial","los-oficiales","oficial","y-a-sus-oficiales","y-oficiales","y-oficiales-de-ellos","y-sus-capataces","y-sus-oficiales","y-vuestros-oficiales"]·SW["afisa-huyo","kama-maafisa","kumweka","maafisa","maofisa","msimamizi","na-maafisa","na-maafisa-wake","na-maafisa-wao","na-maafisa-wenu","na-maofisa","na-maofisa-wao","na-wasimamizi-wao","wshotriym"]·TR["-görevliler","görevliler","görevliler-olarak","görevlinin","gözetmeni","ve-e-görevlilerine","ve-e-görevlilerini","ve-görevliler","ve-görevlileri","ve-görevlileriniz","ve-görevlilerinizi","ve-gözetmenleri","ve-memurlar"]·urd["افسروں-کے-لیے","اور-افسر","اور-افسر-اس-کے","اور-اُن-کے-افسر","اور-تمہارے-عہدیدار","اور-تمہارے-عہدیداروں","اور-سرداروں","اور-عہدیداروں-اس-کے-کو","اور-نگران","اور-نگران-ہیں-اُن-کے","اور-نگرانوں-کو-اُس-کے","سردار","شوطر-کے","عہدےدار","نگران"]
Exod 5:10, Num 11:16, Deut 1:15, Deut 16:18, Deut 20:5, Deut 20:8, Deut 20:9, Deut 29:10, Deut 31:28, Josh 3:2, Josh 8:33, Josh 23:2 (+8 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שֹׁטֵר n.m. official, officer (proposes scribe, secretary? or from original meaning as arranger, organizer?);—abs. שׁ׳ Pr 6:7, שׁו׳ 2 Ch 26:11; pl. שֹׁטְרִים Dt 1:15 +, etc.;—appar. subordinate officer, judicial, civil or military (cf. Dr Dt 1:15 Gray Nu 11:16): organizing people for marching Jos 1:10; 3:2 (both E), cf. Dt 20:5, 8, 9; appointed over Isr. by Egyptian overseers Ex 5:14, cf. v 6,…