8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
6 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
7 Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
H441
אַלּוּף
'alluwph
al-loof'
Adjective Masculine
or (shortened) talluph {al-loof'}; from H502; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle):--captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
- tame, docile
- friend, intimate
- chief
Strong's Number H441 Bible Verses
G1481
ἐθνάρχης
ethnarches
eth-nar'-khace
Noun Masculine
- an ethnarch, one set over a people as ruler, but without the authority and name of a king
Strong's Number G1481 Bible Verses
G2116
εὐθύνω
euthuno
yoo-thoo'-no
Adverb
from G2117; to straighten (level); technically, to steer:--governor, make straight.
- to make straight, level, plain
- to lead or guide straight, to keep straight or direct
- of the steersman or helmsman of a ship
- of a charioteer
Strong's Number G2116 Bible Verses
G2230
ἡγεμονεύω
hegemoneuo
hayg-em-on-yoo'-o
Verb
from G2232; to act as ruler:--be governor.
- to be leader, to lead the way
- to rule, command
- of a province, to be governor of a province
- said of a proconsul, of a procurator
Strong's Number G2230 Bible Verses
G2232
ἡγεμών
hegemon
hayg-em-ohn'
Noun Masculine
from G2233; a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province:--governor, prince, ruler.
- a leader of any kind, a guide, ruler, prefect, president, chief, general, commander, sovereign
- a "legatus Caesaris", an officer administering a province in the name and with the authority of the Roman emperor
- the governor of a province
- a procurator, an officer who was attached to a proconsul or a proprietor and had charge of the imperial revenues
- in causes relating to these revenues he administered justice. In the smaller provinces also, which were so to speak appendages of the greater, he discharged the functions of governor of the province; and such was the relation of the procurator of Judaea to the governor of Syria.
- first, leading, chief
- of a principal town as the capital of the region
- a "legatus Caesaris", an officer administering a province in the name and with the authority of the Roman emperor
Strong's Number G2232 Bible Verses
G2233
ἡγέομαι
hegeomai
hayg-eh'-om-ahee
Verb
middle voice of a (presumed) strengthened form of G71; to lead, i.e. command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. consider:--account, (be) chief, count, esteem, governor, judge, have the rule over, suppose, think.
- to lead
- to go before
- to be a leader
- to rule, command
- to have authority over
- a prince, of regal power, governor, viceroy, chief, leading as respects influence, controlling in counsel, overseers or leaders of the churches
- used of any kind of leader, chief, commander
- the leader in speech, chief, spokesman
- to consider, deem, account, think
Strong's Number G2233 Bible Verses
H4910
מָשַׁל
mashal
maw-shal'
Verb
a primitive root; to rule:--(have, make to have) dominion, governor, × indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
- to rule, have dominion, reign
- (Qal) to rule, have dominion
- (Hiphil)
- to cause to rule
- to exercise dominion
Strong's Number H4910 Bible Verses
H5057
נָגִיד
nagiyd
naw-gheed'
Noun Masculine
or nagid {naw-gheed'}; from H5046; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes:--captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.
- leader, ruler, captain, prince
- ruler, prince
- prince-overseer
- ruler (in other capacities)
- princely things
Strong's Number H5057 Bible Verses
H5387
נָשִׂיא
nasiy'
naw-see'
Noun Masculine
or Hnasi8 {naw-see'}; from H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist:--captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
- one lifted up, chief, prince, captain, leader
- rising mist, vapour
Strong's Number H5387 Bible Verses
H6346
פֶּחָה
pechah
peh-khaw'
Noun Masculine
of foreign origin; a prefect (of a city or small district):--captain, deputy, governor.
- governor
Strong's Number H6346 Bible Verses
H6347
פֶּחָה
pechah
peh-khaw'
Noun Masculine
(Aramaic) corresponding to H6346:--captain, governor.
- governor
Strong's Number H6347 Bible Verses
H6485
פָּקַד
paqad
paw-kad'
Verb
a primitive root; to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.:--appoint, × at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, × by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, × surely, visit, want.
v
- to attend to, muster, number, reckon, visit, punish, appoint, look after, care for
- (Qal)
- to pay attention to, observe
- to attend to
- to seek, look about for
- to seek in vain, need, miss, lack
- to visit
- to visit upon, punish
- to pass in review, muster, number
- to appoint, assign, lay upon as a charge, deposit
- (Niphal)
- to be sought, be needed, be missed, be lacking
- to be visited
- to be visited upon
- to be appointed
- to be watched over
- (Piel) to muster, call up
- (Pual) to be passed in review, be caused to miss, be called, be called to account
- (Hiphil)
- to set over, make overseer, appoint an overseer
- to commit, entrust, commit for care, deposit
- (Hophal)
- to be visited
- to be deposited
- to be made overseer, be entrusted
- (Hithpael) numbered
- (Hothpael) numbered n m pl abstr
- (Qal)
- musterings, expenses
Strong's Number H6485 Bible Verses
H7989
שַׁלִּיט
shalliyt
shal-leet'
Adjective
from H7980; potent; concretely, a prince or warrior:--governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler.
- having mastery, domineering, master
- having mastery
- ruler (subst)
- domineering, imperious
- having mastery
Strong's Number H7989 Bible Verses
H8269
שַׂר
sar
sar
Noun Masculine
from H8323; a head person (of any rank or class):--captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
- prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain
- chieftain, leader
- vassal, noble, official (under king)
- captain, general, commander (military)
- chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
- heads, princes (of religious office)
- elders (of representative leaders of people)
- merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
- patron-angel
- Ruler of rulers (of God)
- warden
Strong's Number H8269 Bible Verses
