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H7860
שֹׁטֵר
shôṭêr
Pronunciation: sho-tare'
Definition
properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
KJV Renderings
officer, overseer, ruler.
Word Analysis
EN: properly
Etymology: active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write;