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שֹׁטֵר H7860
H7860 is the Hebrew word שֹׁטֵר, transliterated shôṭêr and said sho-tare'. The King James Version most often renders it officers.
What it means
properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate.
Where it comes from
active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: officer, overseer, ruler.
Verses using שֹׁטֵר
All 25 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 5:6 · KJV
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exodus 5:10 · KJV
And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Exodus 5:14 · KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Exodus 5:15 · KJV
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
Exodus 5:19 · KJV
And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
Numbers 11:16 · KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
Deuteronomy 1:15 · KJV
So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
Deuteronomy 16:18 · KJV
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Deuteronomy 20:5 · KJV
And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.
Deuteronomy 20:8 · KJV
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.
Deuteronomy 20:9 · KJV
And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.
Deuteronomy 29:10 · KJV
Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,
Deuteronomy 31:28 · KJV
Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.
Joshua 1:10 · KJV
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
Joshua 3:2 · KJV
And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
Joshua 8:33 · KJV
And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
Joshua 23:2 · KJV
And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:
Joshua 24:1 · KJV
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
1 Chronicles 23:4 · KJV
Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
1 Chronicles 26:29 · KJV
Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
1 Chronicles 27:1 · KJV
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.
2 Chronicles 19:11 · KJV
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.
2 Chronicles 26:11 · KJV
Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king’s captains.
2 Chronicles 34:13 · KJV
Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.
Proverbs 6:7 · KJV
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Common questions
What does Strong's H7860 mean?
H7860 is the Hebrew word שֹׁטֵר (shôṭêr), meaning properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate.
How is H7860 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it officers (23 times), ruler (1 time), overseer (1 time).
How many times does H7860 appear in the Bible?
שֹׁטֵר (shôṭêr) is tagged in 25 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7860 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write.
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