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ruler

Meaning of “ruler”

Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

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84 occurrences82 verses25 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 41:43

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Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 10:5 · retained source text

There is an euill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne, as an errour, which proceedeth from the ruler.

1611 marginal noteHeb. from before.

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