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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11 verses
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22 verses
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11 verses
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11 verses
1 Samuel
22 verses
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66 verses
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44 verses
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11 verses
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5450 verses
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Job
33 verses
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Proverbs
22 verses
Song of Solomon
11 verses
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22 verses
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55 verses
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11 verses
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44 verses
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33 verses
Amos
22 verses
Habakkuk
11 verses
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2020 verses
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11 verses
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22 verses
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11 verses
Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?
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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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<<A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.>> O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
H7225
He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.
no direct Strong's tag
<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
H7218
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
no direct Strong's tag
<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
no direct Strong's tag
<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
no direct Strong's tag
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
no direct Strong's tag
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
H7218
Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
no direct Strong's tag
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
no direct Strong's tag
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.
H7218
What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail?
H6496
Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things.
H7218
For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.
H7225
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
H7218
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
H7218
Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
H7218
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
H7218
Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
H7218
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
H7218
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
H7229
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
H7223
But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
H7225
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
H7225
Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
English meaning and historical usage.
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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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