The first occurrence.
The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house. Gen 12:15
The primitive root.
Strong’s H8269 sar, a concrete noun meaning, “prince,” from Strong’s H8323 שרר sarar, a primitive root meaning, “to be a prince, to hold dominion.” The 3-letter root is shin + resh + resh, however the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon reveals the shin was originally a sin, which was transposed over time.
sin ס = the thorn, thus grab, hate, protect
resh ר = the head of man, thus head, first, top, beginning, man
resh ר = the head of man, thus head, first, top, beginning, man
The thorn can represent a turning, as when someone encounters a thorn in the path and turns from it to go another direction. The story: A prince is one who turns (sin) men (resh x2) to his direction; i.e. one who influences others either by force or persuasion.
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