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Joshua 13:3 סַרְנֵ֣י [the] rulers of

from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

Here: The special title of the Philistine city rulers. Hebrew uses it for no other people, and it is probably a loanword from the Philistines' own non-Semitic language.

Judges 3:3 סַרְנֵ֣י [the] rulers of

the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

Here: 'Rulers of'. A title the Bible uses only for Philistine city-rulers. It is probably a loanword from the Philistines' own non-Semitic language, so the text uses their own title for them.

Judges 16:5 סַרְנֵ֣י [the] rulers of

The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”

Judges 16:8 סַרְנֵ֣י [the] rulers of

So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

Judges 16:18 לְסַרְנֵ֨י סַרְנֵ֣י <to> [the] rulers of, [the] rulers of

When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.

Judges 16:23 וְסַרְנֵ֣י and [the] rulers of

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”

Here: A title used in the Bible only for the rulers of the five Philistine cities. It is a foreign, non-Semitic word, so it marks these men as outsiders with their own style of government. The whole ruling group of the Philistines is acting together.

Judges 16:27 סַרְנֵ֣י [the] rulers of

Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.

Judges 16:30 הַסְּרָנִ֔ים the rulers

Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life.

Here: Seranim is a title used only for Philistine rulers: the 'lords' of the five Philistine city-states. Most likely it is a borrowed Philistine word, not a native Hebrew one. These are the same men who paid Delilah to betray him (16:5, 18).

1 Samuel 5:8 סַרְנֵ֨י [the] rulers of

So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.

1 Samuel 5:11 סַרְנֵ֣י [the] rulers of

Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it.

1 Samuel 6:4 סַרְנֵ֣י וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ [the] rulers of, and to rulers your

“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.

1 Samuel 6:12 וְסַרְנֵ֤י and [the] rulers of

And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.

1 Samuel 6:16 סַרְנֵֽי־ [the] rulers of

And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

1 Samuel 6:18 הַסְּרָנִ֔ים the rulers

The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

1 Samuel 7:7 סַרְנֵֽי־ [the] rulers of

When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the Philistines

1 Samuel 29:2 וְסַרְנֵ֤י and [the] rulers of

As the Philistine leaders marched out with their units of hundreds and thousands, David and his men marched behind them with Achish.

1 Samuel 29:6 הַסְּרָנִ֖ים the rulers

So Achish summoned David and told him, “As surely as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and it seems right in my sight that you should march in and out with me in the army, because I have found no fault in you from the day you came to me until this day. But you are not good in the sight of the leaders.

1 Samuel 29:7 סַרְנֵ֥י [the] rulers of

Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”

1 Kings 7:30 וְסַרְנֵ֣י and axles of

Each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles and a basin resting on four supports, with wreaths at each side.

1 Chronicles 12:19 סַרְנֵ֤י [the] rulers of

Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)