H7786: שׂוּר
sûwr · pronounced soor · “to reign”
Definition
properly, to vanquish; by implication, to rule (causatively, crown)
KJV translates it as: make princes, have power, reign. See H5493 (סוּר).
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to be or act as prince, rule, contend, have power, prevail over
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hiphil) to make rulers, play the prince
1a) (Qal) to rule over, govern
1b) (Hiphil) to make rulers, play the prince
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7786 is translated
- he ruled ×1
- they have installed leaders ×1
- he struggled ×1
Bible verses with H7786 (sûwr)
Sûwr appears in 3 verses.
- Judges 9:22
When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,
- Hosea 8:4
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
- Hosea 12:4
Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth–el, and there he spake with us;