treasury (26:24), captain of the army (13:1), the king (1 Samuel 9:16), the
Messiah (Daniel 9:25).
(2.) Hebrews nasi, raised; exalted. Used to denote the chiefs of families
(Numbers 3:24, 30, 32, 35); also of tribes (2:3; 7:2; 3:32). These dignities
appear to have been elective, not hereditary.
(3.) Hebrews pakid, an officer or magistrate. It is used of the delegate of
the high priest (2 Chronicles 24:11), the Levites (Nehemiah 11:22), a
military commander (2 Kings 25:19), Joseph’s officers in Egypt (Genesis
41:34).
(4.) Hebrews shallit, one who has power, who rules (Genesis 42:6; Ezra
4:20; Ecclesiastes 8:8; Daniel 2:15; 5:29).
(5.) Hebrews aluph, literally one put over a thousand, i.e., a clan or a
subdivision of a tribe. Used of the “dukes” of Edom (Genesis 36), and of
the Jewish chiefs (Zechariah 9:7).
(6.) Hebrews moshel, one who rules, holds dominion. Used of many
classes of rulers (Genesis 3:16; 24:2; 45:8; Psalm 105:20); of the Messiah
(Micah 5:2); of God (1 Chronicles 29:12; Psalm 103:19).
(7.) Hebrews sar, a ruler or chief; a word of very general use. It is used of
the chief baker of Pharaoh (Genesis 40:16); of the chief butler (40:2, etc.
See also Genesis 47:6; Exodus 1:11; Daniel 1:7; Judges 10:18; 1 Kings
22:26; 20:15; 2 Kings 1:9; 2 Samuel 24:2). It is used also of angels,
guardian angels (Daniel 10:13, 20, 21; 12:1; 10:13; 8:25).
(8.) Pehah, whence pasha, i.e., friend of the king; adjutant; governor of a
province (2 Kings 18:24; Isaiah 36:9; Jeremiah 51: 57; Ezekiel 23:6, 23;
Daniel 3:2; Esther 3: 12), or a perfect (Nehemiah 3:7; 5:14; Ezra 5:3; Hag.
1:1). This is a foreign word, Assyrian, which was early adopted into the
Hebrew idiom (1 Kings 10:15).
(9.) The Chaldean word segan is applied to the governors of the
Babylonian satrapies (Daniel 3:2, 27; 6:7); the prefects over the Magi
(2:48). The corresponding Hebrew word segan is used of provincial rulers
(Jeremiah 51:23, 28, 57); also of chiefs and rulers of the people of
Jerusalem (Ezra 9:2; Nehemiah 2:16; 4:14, 19; 5:7, 17; 7:5; 12:40).
In the New Testament there are also different Greek words rendered thus.