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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Captain

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

139exact KJV occurrences 116Old Testament 23New Testament 17books containing the word 15mapped Strong's IDs 128occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 21:22

And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Hebrews 2:10

For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where captain appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH7227
רַב

rab · rab

24 times translated as this KJV form456 total Strong's occurrences

a n-m

abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

Strong's KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

Strong's first: 2 Kings 25:8Strong's last: Jeremiah 52:30

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GreekG5506
χιλίαρχος

chilíarchos · khil-ee'-ar-khos

18 times translated as this KJV form22 total Strong's occurrences

the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel

Strong's KJV usage: :--(chief, high) captain.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: John 18:12Strong's last: Acts 24:22

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HebrewH5057
נָגִיד

nâgîyd · naw-gheed'

5 times translated as this KJV form44 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes

Strong's KJV usage: captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.

Strong's first: 1 Samuel 9:16Strong's last: 2 Kings 20:5

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HebrewH7218
רֹאשׁ

rôʼsh · roshe

4 times translated as this KJV form598 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Strong's KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Strong's first: Numbers 14:4Strong's last: Nehemiah 9:17

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GreekG4755
στρατηγός

stratēgós · strat-ay-gos'

3 times translated as this KJV form10 total Strong's occurrences

a general, i.e. (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (prætor), the chief (præfect) of the (Levitical) temple-wardens

Strong's KJV usage: :--captain, magistrate.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Acts 4:1Strong's last: Acts 5:26

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HebrewH7991
שָׁלִישׁ

shâlîysh · shaw-leesh'

2 times translated as this KJV form19 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)

Strong's KJV usage: captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

Strong's first: 2 Kings 9:25Strong's last: 2 Kings 15:25

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HebrewH1167
בַּעַל

baʻal · bah'-al

1 times translated as this KJV form82 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)

Strong's KJV usage: archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.

Strong's first: Jeremiah 37:13Strong's last: Jeremiah 37:13

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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139 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

1 Chronicles 11:6
H8269

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

1 Chronicles 11:21
H8269

Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

1 Chronicles 11:42
H7218

Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

1 Chronicles 19:16
H8269

And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.

1 Chronicles 19:18
H8269

But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

1 Chronicles 27:5
H8269

The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:7
no direct Strong's tag

The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:8
H8269

The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:9
no direct Strong's tag

The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:10
no direct Strong's tag

The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:11
no direct Strong's tag

The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:12
no direct Strong's tag

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:13
no direct Strong's tag

The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:14
no direct Strong's tag

The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

1 Chronicles 27:15
no direct Strong's tag

The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

2 Chronicles 13:12
H7218

And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

2 Chronicles 17:15
H8269

And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.

Nehemiah 9:17
H7218

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Isaiah 3:3
H8269

The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

Isaiah 36:9
H6346

How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Jeremiah 37:13
H1167

And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

Jeremiah 39:9
H7227

Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained.

Jeremiah 39:10
H7227

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

Jeremiah 39:11
H7227

Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,

Jeremiah 39:13
H7227

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes;

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

captain

CAPTAIN, noun

1. Literally, a head or chief officer; appropriately, the military officer who commands a company, whether of infantry, cavalry, artillery or matrosses.

2. The commander of a ship of war, or of a merchantman. But the latter is often called a master.

3. The commander of a military band, a sense that occurs in the sciptures; as a captain of fifty.

4. A man skilled in war or military affairs; as, Lord Wellington is a great captain

5. A chief commander. Shak. But in this sense rarely used, but in composition.

CAPTAIN-GENERAL, is the commander in chief of an army, or of the militia. The governor of a state is Captain-General of the militia.

CAPTAIN-LIEUTENANT, is an officer, who with the rank of captain and pay of lieutenant, commands a company or troop. Thus the colonel of a regiment being the captain of the first company, that company is commanded by a Captain-Lieutenant.

CAPTAIN-BANSHAW, or Capudan Bashaw, in Turkey, is the High Admiral.

CAPTAIN, adjective Chief; valiant.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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