סָרְכֵ֣י
𐤎𐤓𐤊𐤉
çârêk
presidents
A governmental or administrative official, often of high rank, such as a chief, overseer, or administrator; in Aramaic contexts, particularly within the Persian imperial bureaucracy, the term designates a high-ranking officer or president entrusted with responsibility or oversight over others within the administrative structure.
Daniel 6:8 · Word #3
Lexicon H5632
| Lemma | סָרֵךְ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤓𐤊 |
| Transliteration | çârêk |
| Strong's | H5632 |
| Definition | A governmental or administrative official, often of high rank, such as a chief, overseer, or administrator; in Aramaic contexts, particularly within the Persian imperial bureaucracy, the term designates a high-ranking officer or president entrusted with responsibility or oversight over others within the administrative structure. |
Morphology ANcmpc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | presidents |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5632-02
chief administrators of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural noun in construct state (Aramaic loanword). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects a high-ranking administrative title denoting those who rule or oversee. The masculine plural construct form is preserved by the plural "administrators" and the construct relation indicated by "of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the chief administrators of
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'chief administrators of' accurately matches the context and the construct form; no change needed. |