שר

שר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־י־ר‎ (š-y-r)

From the root שׁ־י־ר‎.

Verb

שָׁר • (shár) (pa'al construction, future יָשִׁיר‎)

1. to sing

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָשִׁיר‎ action noun: שִׁירָה‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שַׁרְתִּי‎		שַׁרְנוּ‎
	second	שַׁרְתָּ‎	שַׁרְתְּ‎	שַׁרְתֶּם‎	שַׁרְתֶּן‎
	third	שָׁר	שָׁרָה‎	שָׁרוּ‎
present		שָׁר	שָׁרָה‎	שָׁרִים‎	שָׁרוֹת‎
future	first	אָשִׁיר‎		נָשִׁיר‎
	second	תָּשִׁיר‎	תָּשִׁירִי‎	תָּשִׁירוּ‎	תָּשֵׁרְנָה‎1
	third	יָשִׁיר‎	תָּשִׁיר‎	יָשִׁירוּ‎	תָּשֵׁרְנָה‎1
imperative		שִׁיר‎	שִׁירִי‎	שִׁירוּ‎	שֵׁרְנָה‎1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־ר־ר‎ (ś-r-r)

Cognate with Akkadian 𒈗 (šarrum)

Noun

שַׂר • (sár) m (plural indefinite שָׂרִים‎, singular construct שַׂר־, feminine counterpart שָׂרָה‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (military) captain, commander
2. (government) cabinet minister
3. (Judaism) guardian angel
4. (Biblical Hebrew) prince, captain, chief, ruler, chieftain, official

Alternative forms

• 𐤔𐤓‎

Derived terms

• שַׂר חוּץ‎ (sar-khúts)

References

• H8269 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “שר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Anagrams

• רש‎