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Leaders

All humans that are in a position of authority over others, e.g. kings, commanders, officers, prefects, etc.

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Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-001002007

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Domain ID: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-HEB-001002007005
Source code: 001002007005
Level: 4
Scheme: UBS Hebrew Lexical Domains

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אַבִּירchief
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= person who is in a position of leadership among his peers
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אָדֹוןlord, master, owner, husband
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= man who is in a position of authority over another person or object as a legal owner, employer, husband, or sovereign; or a person or deity who is referred to as such in a conversation or prayer
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אַדִּירnoble, leader, officer
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= person in a position of leadership, either within the community or within the army
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אֲדַרְגָּזַרcounselor
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= person providing counsel to someone in authority
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אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּןgovernor, satrap
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= person in charge of part of the Babylonian and Persian empires
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אַלּוּףchief
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= person in a position of leadership over a tribe or clan
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אֻמָּהtribal chief
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literally, "head of (the) tribes": = leader of a large body of people united by common descent
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אֲפָרְסָיoverseer, official
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literally: Persian; hence: = person of authority in the Persian empire
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אֲפַרְסְכָיofficial
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= person of authority in the Persian empire
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אֲפַרְסַתְכָיgovernor, prefect
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= person of authority in the Persian empire
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אָצִילleader
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= person in a position of leadership
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בְּעֵלcommissioner, chancellor
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literally: master of the order; exact meaning unsure; probably: = someone in a position of high authority at a royal court
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בַּעַלmaster, owner, possessor, husband
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= person exercising authority over people, animals, or inanimate objects in the role of owner, ruler, or husband
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בַּעֲלָהmistress, owner, possessor
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= female person in charge of another person, animal, or inanimate object
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גְּבִירlord, master
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= man who is in a position of authority over another person
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גְּבִירָהmistress
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= woman who is in a position of authority over another person as a legal owner, employer, or sovereign
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דַּיָּןjudge
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= a person whose responsibility it is to give a verdict on a case or person in a dispute and ensure that the verdict is implemented, which, ideally, results in vindication for the innocent and punishment for the guilty; this can only be done by someone in authority, such as a judge or ruler or even God himself
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הַדָּבַרcounselor
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= person providing counsel to someone in authority
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זָקֵןelder
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= a council or a group of older men who act with authority on behalf of or over their people; some represent an entire nation, others manage the affairs at the town level; some provide their leader with counsel; involved in both judicial and military decisions, and participating in cultic ceremonies; ≈ expected to be wise and considered worthy of deference and respect
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חקקcommander, leader
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literally: one who decrees; hence: = person who is in a position of authority over other people
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חֹרnoble
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= person; ◄ belonging to the social class of the nobility ► and therefore often found in a position of authority; ≈ usually treated with respect
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טְעֵםcommissioner, chancellor
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literally: master of the order; exact meaning unsure; probably: = someone in a position of high authority at a royal court
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מַטֶּהscepter > ruler
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literally: staff; hence: = a person with the authority represented by a scepter
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מֶלֶךְking, ruler
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= supreme secular and male ruler of a nation or people; ≈ associated with authority, power, honor, but also with justice; also used as a reference to one's deity
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מַלְכָּהqueen
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= female, foreign ruler of a nation or area
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מִמְשָׁלruler
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= a person who is in a high position of authority over others
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מֶמְשָׁלָהruler
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= a person who is in a high position of authority over others
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מָרֵאlord
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= man who is in a position of authority over another person or object as a legal owner, employer, or sovereign; or a person or deity who is referred to as such in a conversation or prayer
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מָשִׁיחַanointed (one)
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= a (non-eschatological) ruler appointed by God and anointed with oil by a prophet or priest
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משׁלruler
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= a person who is in a high position of authority over others
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נָגִידruler, chief, leader, commander
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= a person in a position of high authority over a nation, a division of priests or levites, or an army
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נגשׂruler
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literally: taskmaster; hence: = a person in a position of leadership over others
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נָדִיבnoble person
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= member of the nobility; ≈ associated with authority; expected to be generous, reliable, and just
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נָזִירelect, prince
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= a person who has been singled out for a position of leadership
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נָסִיךְleader, ruler
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= person in a position of authority over a nation or tribe
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נצבsupervisor, person in charge
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= person who has been given a certain task or responsability
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נְצִיבgovernor
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= person who has been given authority over a certain region on behalf of someone else
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נָשִׂיאchief, ruler, leader
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= someone in a position of high authority in a clan, tribe, or nation
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סְגַןprefect, official
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= a person of authority
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סָגָןprefect, official
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= a person of authority
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סֶלַעrock > leader
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literally: (a person as someone's rock); hence: = someone in a position of authority
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סֶרֶןlord, ruler, chief
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= person in charge of a Philistine city
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עַתּוּדleader
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= someone with authority over a nation or ethnic group, ◄ described as a dominant male goat
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פֶּחָהgovernor
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= a regional governor within a larger kingdom, responsible for enforcing the law of the king, collecting taxes for the king, and leading regional armies
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פָּלִילjudge
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= a person whose responsibility it is to give a verdict on a case or person in a dispute and ensure that the verdict is implemented, which, ideally, results in vindication for the innocent and punishment for the guilty; this can only be done by someone in authority, such as a judge or ruler or even God himself
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פִּנָּהleader
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literally: corner(stone); hence: = an important leader of a community, ◄ providing support to the community as a corner stone does to a building or city wall
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פקדcommander, overseer
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literally: appointee; hence: = someone who has been appointed to a position of leadership
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פְּקִדֻתguard officer
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literally: master of office; hence, probably: = person in charge of soldiers who guard or keep watch
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פָּקִידofficer, overseer, leader
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= a person assigned to be in charge of a particular group, or to have certain responsibilities as a ruler
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פָּרָזchief, leader, commander
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meaning unsure: = person in a position of leadership^{[source note 3]}
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פַּרְעֹהPharaoh
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= king of Egypt
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צוהcommander
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= someone who has been put into a position of authority, and is now able to prescribe the actions of others
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קָצִיןchief, leader
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= a person who is acknowledged by a group as having authority over them ► to provide leadership, often in battle, and justice
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רֵאשׁhead, chief, leader
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literally: head; hence: = the person in leadership of a group of people, or, by extension, the most important object among a set of objects
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רֹאשׁhead, chief, leader
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literally: head; hence: = the person in leadership of a group of people, or, by extension, the most important object among a set of objects
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רַבgreat one > chief, official, captain
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literally: great one; hence: = someone in a position of authority at a royal court or on a ship
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רַבְרְבָנִיןnobles
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= person; ◄ belonging to the social class of the nobility ► and therefore often found in a position of authority; ≈ usually treated with respect
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רָזֹוןruler
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used in poetry only; = ruler of a nation or people
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רזןruler
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used in poetry only; = ruler of a nation or people
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שָׂבelder
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= a council or a group of older men who act with authority on behalf of or over their people; some represent an entire nation, others manage the affairs at the town level; some provide their leader with counsel; involved in both judicial and military decisions, and participating in cultic ceremonies; ≈ expected to be wise and considered worthy of deference and respect
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שַׂרcommander, chief, captain, dignitary, official, governor
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= someone in a position of authority in an army, at a royal court, of a town, within a family, among priests, or elsewhere
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שָׂרָהprincess, noble lady
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= a woman of rank
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שֵׁבֶטscepter > ruler
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literally: staff; hence: = a person with the authority represented by a scepter
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שֵׁגַלqueen
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= wife of a king
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שֹׁוטֵרofficer, foreman, supervisor
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= person selected from among a group of people to assume a position of leadership and responsibility
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שַׁלִּיטmaster, ruler, governor, captain
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= a person in a position of high authority
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שָׁלִישׁchariot officer, officer
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literally: third (man); hence: = a soldier in charge of a chariot, but sometimes also used in the wider sense of a soldier of relatively high rank
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שׁפטjudge, ruler
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= person who settles disputes found among a group of people, which often is a metonym for the person who exercises leadership over that group
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שָׁתֹתfoundations
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literally: foundations; hence: = people who are regarded as leaders in the community
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תמךhe who holds the scepter, ruler, king
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literally: he who holds the scepter; hence: = supreme secular and male ruler of a nation or people
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תִּרְשָׁתָאgovernor
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exact meaning unsure: = person in a position of leadership among the Persians; ► used for Nehemiah
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