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 H1167

1 verse translating H1167 in Jeremiah Show all

Jeremiah

37:13 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.

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