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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Revelation 6:15
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
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Genesis
1412 verses
Leviticus
11 verses
Numbers
1311 verses
Deuteronomy
22 verses
Joshua
11 verses
Judges
11 verses
1 Samuel
22 verses
2 Samuel
66 verses
1 Kings
44 verses
2 Kings
11 verses
1 Chronicles
5450 verses
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1616 verses
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1716 verses
Nehemiah
1313 verses
Job
33 verses
Psalms
5858 verses
Proverbs
22 verses
Song of Solomon
11 verses
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22 verses
Jeremiah
55 verses
Lamentations
11 verses
Ezekiel
44 verses
Daniel
33 verses
Amos
22 verses
Habakkuk
11 verses
Matthew
2020 verses
Mark
1616 verses
Luke
2019 verses
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1111 verses
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3939 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
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22 verses
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11 verses
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רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh · roshe
91 times translated as this KJV form598 total Strong's occurrences
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.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 31:26Strong's last: Ezekiel 39:1
Open full H7218 profile →שַׂר
sar · sar
33 times translated as this KJV form420 total Strong's occurrences
a head person (of any rank or class)
Strong's KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Genesis 40:2Strong's last: Ezra 10:5
Open full H8269 profile →נָשִׂיא
nâsîyʼ · naw-see'
10 times translated as this KJV form130 total Strong's occurrences
properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
Strong's KJV usage: captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 3:24Strong's last: 2 Chronicles 5:2
Open full H5387 profile →πρῶτος
prōtos · pro'-tos
8 times translated as this KJV form101 total Strong's occurrences
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
Strong's KJV usage: :--before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 20:27Strong's last: 1 Timothy 1:15
Open full G4413 profile →רֵאשִׁית
rêʼshîyth · ray-sheeth'
8 times translated as this KJV form50 total Strong's occurrences
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
Strong's KJV usage: beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Samuel 15:21Strong's last: Amos 6:6
Open full H7225 profile →ἀρχιερεύς
archiereús · ar-khee-er-yuce'
3 times translated as this KJV form125 total Strong's occurrences
the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest
Strong's KJV usage: :--chief (high) priest, chief of the priests.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 20:18Strong's last: Luke 9:22
Open full G749 profile →ἡγέομαι
hēgéomai · hayg-eh'-om-ahee
3 times translated as this KJV form30 total Strong's occurrences
to lead, i.e. command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e. consider
Strong's KJV usage: :--account, (be) chief, count, esteem, governor, judge, have the rule over, suppose, think.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 22:26Strong's last: Acts 15:22
Open full G2233 profile →רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn · ree-shone'
3 times translated as this KJV form182 total Strong's occurrences
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
Strong's KJV usage: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 18:17Strong's last: Daniel 10:13
Open full H7223 profile →ἄρχων
árchōn · ar'-khone
2 times translated as this KJV form37 total Strong's occurrences
a first (in rank or power)
Strong's KJV usage: :--chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 11:15Strong's last: Luke 14:1
Open full G758 profile →πρωτοκαθεδρία
prōtokathedría · pro-tok-ath-ed-ree'-ah
2 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
a sitting first (in the front row), i.e. preeminence in council
Strong's KJV usage: :--chief (highest, uppermost) seat.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 23:6Strong's last: Mark 12:39
Open full G4410 profile →אָב
ʼâb · awb
2 times translated as this KJV form1,212 total Strong's occurrences
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
Strong's KJV usage: chief, (fore-) father(-less), × patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Numbers 25:14Strong's last: Numbers 25:15
Open full H1 profile →פִּנָּה
pinnâh · pin-naw'
2 times translated as this KJV form28 total Strong's occurrences
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
Strong's KJV usage: bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Judges 20:2Strong's last: 1 Samuel 14:38
Open full H6438 profile →πρωτοκλισία
prōtoklisía · pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah
1 times translated as this KJV form5 total Strong's occurrences
a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals
Strong's KJV usage: :--chief (highest, uppermost) room.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Luke 20:46Strong's last: Luke 20:46
Open full G4411 profile →גִּבּוֹר
gibbôwr · ghib-bore'
1 times translated as this KJV form158 total Strong's occurrences
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
Strong's KJV usage: champion, chief, × excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 9:26Strong's last: 1 Chronicles 9:26
Open full H1368 profile →פָּקִיד
pâqîyd · paw-keed'
1 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
a superintendent (civil, military or religious)
Strong's KJV usage: which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Jeremiah 20:1Strong's last: Jeremiah 20:1
Open full H6496 profile →רֵאשׁ
rêʼsh · raysh
1 times translated as this KJV form14 total Strong's occurrences
the head; figuratively, the sum
Strong's KJV usage: chief, head, sum.
Strong's first: Ezra 5:10Strong's last: Ezra 5:10
Open full H7217 profile →רַב
rab · rab
1 times translated as this KJV form15 total Strong's occurrences
Strong's KJV usage: captain, chief, great, lord, master, stout.
Strong's first: Daniel 2:48Strong's last: Daniel 2:48
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H6438
And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
H7225
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
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chief
CHIEF, adjective
1. Highest in office or rank; principal; as a chief priest; the chief butler. Genesis 40:9.
Among the chief rulers, many believed on him. John 12:10.
2. Principal or most eminent, in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; commanding most respect; taking the lead; most valuable; most important; a word of extensive use; as a country chief in arms.
The hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. Ezra 9:2.
Agriculture is the chief employment of men.
3. First in affection; most dear and familiar.
A whisperer separateth chief friends. Proverbs 16:28.
CHIEF, noun
1. A commander; particularly a military commander; the person who heads an army; equivalent to the modern terms, commander or general in chief captain general, or generalissimo. 1 Chronicles 11:6.
2. The principal person of a tribe, family, or congregation, etc.
Numbers 3:24. Job 29:25. Math. 20.
3. In chief in English law, in capite. To hold land in chief is to hold it directly from the king by honorable personal services.
4. In heraldry, chief signifies the head or upper part of the escutcheon, from side to side, representing a mans head. In chief imports something borne in this part.
5. In Spenser, it seems to signify something like achievement, a mark of distinction; as, chaplets wrought with a chief
6. This word is often used, in the singular number, to express a plurality.
I took the chief of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them heads over you. Deuteronomy 1:15.
These were the chief of the officers, that were over Solomons work. 1 Kings 9:23.
In these phrases, chief may have been primarily an adjective, that is, chief men, chief persons.
7. The principal part; the most or largest part, of one thing or of many.
The people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed. 1 Samuel 15:21.
He smote the chief of their strength. Psalms 68:1.
The chief of the debt remains unpaid.
CHIEF, adverb Chiefly.
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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