What does שַׂר · שָׁלוֹם mean in the Bible?
שַׂר · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "prince of peace".
Hebrew · H8269, H7965
שַׂר־שָׁלוֹם
A head person (of any rank or class) · safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
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שַׂר H8269 a head person (of any rank or class)
Pronunciation šar
Hierarchical authority figure spanning military, administrative, and domestic domains; flexible rank rather than fixed office.
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שָׁלוֹם H7965 safe , i.e. (figuratively) well , happy , friendly ; also (abstractly) welfare , i.e. health, prosperity, peace
Pronunciation šəlôm
Completeness and wholeness encompassing physical safety, relational harmony, and covenantal well-being—not mere absence of conflict
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What does שַׂר־שָׁלוֹם (śar-šālôm) mean in the Bible?
שַׂר · שָׁלוֹם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "prince of peace".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8269, H7965?
H8269, H7965 is connected to 658 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. prince of peace
Strong's H8269, H7965
Lexical occurrences 658 verses Source Gloss
prince of peace
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׂר־שָׁלוֹם is built from this root:
שָׂרַר H8323
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain