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Strong's H7860 שֹׁטֵר (shoter)

Shoter means “officer” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7860
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 7

Strong's H7860 Quick Answer

Strong's H7860 שׁוֹטֵר (shoter) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shoter (sho-tare') n-m. 1. (properly) a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate [active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include scribe. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shoter (sho-tare') n-m. 1. (properly) a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate [active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
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Meaning and Definition

shoter (sho-tare') n-m. 1. (properly) a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate [active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write] KJV: officer, overseer, ruler.

Original Word
שׁוֹטֵר
Transliteration
shoter
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7860. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7860 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shoter, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H7860 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7860 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7860 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

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?

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7860.

Exodus 5:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Exodus 5:10 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,
Joshua 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host;
Joshua 8:33 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.
1 Chronicles 27:1 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, 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 Old Testament, KJV
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7860, grouped by book.

Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 7 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7860 FAQ

What does shoter (שֹׁטֵר) mean?

Shoter (Strong's H7860) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "officer". shoter (sho-tare') n-m. 1. (properly) a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate [active participle of an otherwise unused root probably meaning to write]

How many times is shoter (שֹׁטֵר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H7860 across 7 books.

Where can I study shoter (שֹׁטֵר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7860 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shoter (שֹׁטֵר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as scribe. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.