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[סָגָן, סֶ֫גֶן] noun masculine prefect, ruler (loan-word from Assyrian šaknu , prefect of conquered city or province (√ šakânu, set, appoint DlHWB 659, compare SchrCOT Isa 41:25 ; apparently = Late Hebrew סָגָן, סֶגֶן, Aramaic סִגְנָא a superior (not high) priest; Mandean אשגאנדא WBrandtMand. Schriften 169 a candidate for priesthood; compare Jen in Brandtib.; hence perhaps Greek ζωγάνης, compare LewyFremdw. 129); — only plural סְגָנִים Ezek 23:6 + 14 t.; suffix סְגָנֶיהָ Jer 51:57 + v Jer 51:58 (where read probably סְגָנָיו ᵐ5 Gie); —
1.
prefects of Assyr. and Babylonian Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23; Jer 51:23; Jer 51:57 (all +
פַּחוֺת), Isa 41:25, of king of Medes Jer 51:28 (+ פַּחוֺת).
2.
petty rulers, officials of Judah (only Nehemiah Ezra in sources): distinguished from
חֹרִים
nobles
Neh 2:16; Neh 4:8; Neh 4:13; Neh 5:7; Neh 7:5 alone, Neh 2:16; Neh 12:40;
Neh 13:11
+ יְהוּדִים
Neh 5:17 (see
also Neh 2:16
); + שָׂרִים
Ezra 9:2. compare
Biblical Aramaic סְגַן.