Chief in the Bible: 338 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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chief KJV

“Chief” is in the King James Bible 338 times, in 328 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ראשׁ rô'sh 97 times
ἀρχιερεύς archiereus 65 times
נצח nâtsach 56 times
שׂר śar 36 times
χιλίαρχος chiliarchos 19 times
πρῶτος prōtos 10 times
נשׂיא נשׂא nâśı̂y' nâśi' 10 times
ראשׁית rê'shı̂yth 8 times
ἄρχων archōn 3 times
ἡγέομαι hēgeomai 3 times
ראשׁון ראשׁן ri'shôn ri'shôn 3 times
ἀκρογωνιαῖος akrogōniaios 2 times
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

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ἀρχισυνάγωγος archisunagōgos 2 times
πρωτοκαθεδρία prōtokathedria 2 times
πρωτοκλισία prōtoklisia 2 times
אב 'âb 2 times
כּהן kôhên 2 times
נגיד נגד nâgı̂yd nâgid 2 times
פּנּה pinnâh 2 times
ἀρχιποίμην archipoimēn 1 time
ἀρχιτελώνης architelōnēs 1 time
Ἀσιάρχης Asiarchēs 1 time
ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν ōn ousa on 1 time
אלּוּף אלּף 'alûph 'allûph 1 time
אציל 'âtsı̂yl 1 time
בּעל ba‛al 1 time
גּבּור גּבּר gibbôr gibbôr 1 time
עתּוּד עתּד ‛attûd ‛attûd 1 time
פּקיד pâqı̂yd 1 time
ראשׁ rê'sh 1 time
רב rab 1 time

2 verses in Deuteronomy Show all

Deuteronomy

1:15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
33:15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

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