שֹׁטֵר

Strong’s Definition

properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate

Etymology & Derivation

active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write;

KJV Usage

officer, overseer, ruler.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(qal) official, officer

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shôṭêr; Pronunciation: sho-tare'