שר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־י־ר (sh-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 (s-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

• שר הביטחון / שַׂר הַבִּטָּחוֹן (sár habitakhón)
• 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