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sāgān סָגָן ‘ruler’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to superintend

sāgān n, m
1) ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler
 1a) prefects (of Assyria and Babylon)
 1b) petty rulers or officials

Mentioned in Isaiah 41:25 Jeremiah 51:23, 51:28, 51:57 Ezekiel 23:12, 23:23, 23:6 Ezra 9:2 Nehemiah 4:8, 4:13, 5:7, 5:17, 7:5, 12:40, 13:11, 2:16

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