סֶרֶן seren

Hebrew word for “lord” · Strong’s H5633 · used 22 times in 20 verses

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Meaning

lord, ruler, tyrant

Senses in the lexicon

• lord (21)
• axle (1)

How it is translated

Glosses given for seren in context, with how often each is used:

• rulers 21
• axles 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Judges 16 (6), 1 Samuel 6 (4), 1 Samuel 29 (3), 1 Samuel 5 (2), Joshua 13 (1), Judges 3 (1), 1 Samuel 7 (1), 1 Kings 7 (1), 1 Chronicles 12 (1)

Forms

• סרני 13
• וסרני 4
• הסרנים 3
• לסרני 1
• ולסרניכם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with seren more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• פְּלִשְׁתִּי pelishti “Philistine” 18
• חָמֵשׁ chamesh “five” 5
• שִׁמְשׁוֹן shimshon “Samson” 3
• עַכְבָּר akhbar “mouse” 2
• עַד ad “till” 5
• אֲרוֹן aron “ark” 3
• אָסַף asaph “to gather” 3
• עֶקְרוֹן eqron “Ekron” 2
• אָכִישׁ akhish “Achish” 2
• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 4
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 4
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 4

Key verses

The verses using seren that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Joshua 13:3 — From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites,…
• Judges 3:3 — Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the…
• Judges 16:5 — And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail…
• Judges 16:18 — And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me…
• Judges 16:23 — Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath…
• Judges 16:30 — And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were…
• 1 Samuel 5:8 — They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered,…
• 1 Samuel 5:11 — So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place,…
• 1 Samuel 6:4 — Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the…
• 1 Samuel 6:16 — And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
• 1 Samuel 29:2 — And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.
• 1 Samuel 29:6 — Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.