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Ezra 9:2 וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים and the officials

Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”

Here: 'And the officials/prefects': a word borrowed from Akkadian (šaknu, an appointed governor or deputy). It names administrators in the Persian-era system. Together the two words mean 'the whole leadership class'.

Nehemiah 2:16 וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים וְלַסְּגָנִ֗ים and the officials, and to the officials

The officials did not know where I had gone or what I was doing, for I had not yet told the Jews or priests or nobles or officials or any other workers.

Nehemiah 4:14 הַסְּגָנִים֙ the officials

After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

Here: Appointed administrators. The title is borrowed from the Mesopotamian administrative vocabulary of the Persian empire. These men held office; the 'nobles' held birth and wealth.

Nehemiah 4:19 הַסְּגָנִים֙ the officials

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.

Here: Administrative officers. The word was borrowed from Akkadian (the language of Mesopotamia) and means appointed officials, not kings or sovereign 'rulers'.

Nehemiah 5:7 הַסְּגָנִ֔ים the officials

and after serious thought I rebuked the nobles and officials, saying, “You are exacting usury from your own brothers!” So I called a large assembly against them

Here: A word borrowed from Akkadian (šaknu, 'appointed one') for local administrators in the Persian provincial system. Together with the nobles they make up the ruling class of the province.

Nehemiah 5:17 וְהַסְּגָנִ֜ים and the officials

There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.

Nehemiah 7:5 הַסְּגָנִ֛ים the officials

Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

Nehemiah 12:40 הַסְּגָנִ֖ים the officials

The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

Nehemiah 13:11 הַסְּגָנִ֔ים the officials

So I rebuked the officials and asked, “Why has the house of God been neglected?” Then I gathered the Levites and singers together and stationed them at their posts,

Isaiah 41:25 סְגָנִים֙ officials

I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.

Here: 'Prefects.' The word is borrowed from Akkadian (the language of Babylon and Assyria) and means appointed provincial officials. It names the administrators of the empires, not royal 'princes.' For exiles in Babylon it pointed at the officials who governed them.

Jeremiah 51:23 וּסְגָנִֽים׃ and officials

With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.

Here: Appointed officials or deputies, also from an Akkadian title (šaknu, 'appointee, prefect'). 'Governors and prefects' is a fixed pair for the whole imperial administrative class (cf. Jer 51:28, 57; Ezek 23:6, 12, 23).

Jeremiah 51:28 סְגָנֶ֑יהָ officials its

Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.

Jeremiah 51:57 וּסְגָנֶ֙יהָ֙ and officials its

I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

Here: Appointed officials or prefects, also borrowed from Akkadian (šaknu, 'appointee'). 'Governors and prefects' is a fixed pair for imperial officials (51:23, 28; Ezek 23:6).

Ezekiel 23:6 וּסְגָנִ֔ים and officials

clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.

Ezekiel 23:12 וּסְגָנִ֤ים and officials

She too lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in splendor, horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.

Ezekiel 23:23 וּסְגָנִים֙ and officials

the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, the men of Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them—all desirable young men, governors and commanders, officers and men of renown, mounted on horses.