Captain in the Bible: 139 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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captain KJV

“Captain” is in the King James Bible 139 times, in 136 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׂר śar 51 times
רב rab 24 times
χιλίαρχος chiliarchos 18 times
נשׂיא נשׂא nâśı̂y' nâśi' 12 times
נגיד נגד nâgı̂yd nâgid 5 times
ראשׁ rô'sh 4 times
στρατηγός stratēgos 3 times
פּחה pechâh 2 times
קצין qâtsı̂yn 2 times
שׁלישׁשׁלושׁ שׁלשׁo shâlı̂ysh shâlôsh shâlôsh 2 times
ἀρχηγός archēgos 1 time
στρατοπεδάρχης stratopedarchēs 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 9 times

5 more, less often

בּעל ba‛al 1 time
טפסר ṭiphsar 1 time
צבא צבאה tsâbâ' tsebâ'âh 1 time
רב rab 1 time
שׁלּיט shallı̂yṭ 1 time

translating H5057

1 verse translating H5057 in 2 Samuel Show all

2 Samuel

5:2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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