Genesis 40:2:7Gen.40.2.W7TAB
שַׂ֣ר
sar
“the chief of the”
- Transliteration
- SAR
- Extended
- SAHR
- IPA
- /ˈsar/
Meaning by language
- English
- the chief of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SAR
- phraseyour reading level
SAR ham-mash-KIM
- clause
AL SAR ham-mash-KIM ve-AL SAR ha-o-FIM
- sentence
va-yik-TSOF par-O AL she-NEI sa-ri-SAV AL SAR ham-mash-KIM ve-AL SAR ha-o-FIM
Exegesis
A second al introduces the more specific identification in apposition: sar hamashkim {שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים | śar hammašqîm} ‘chief of the cupbearers’ and veal sar haofim {וְעַל שַׂר הָאוֹפִים | wə-ʿal śar hāʾōp̄îm} ‘and upon the chief of the bakers’. The repetition of al and the parallel structure of the two official titles create a balanced, almost legal listing of those under judgment. In English, the preposition al is best rendered by “with” plus a dative object (“angry with”), and the Hebrew appositional structure becomes coordinated noun phrases (“with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers”) to maintain clarity and preserve the tight pairing of the two roles.
Root and etymology
“to rule, govern”
In context — Genesis 40:2
And Pharaoh was angry with his two officials , with the chief of the cupbearers and with the chief of the bakers.
About this coordinate
Genesis 40:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 40:2, so the Hebrew word שַׂ֣ר (sar) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.40.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.40.2.W7.S1) and character.