Rulers in the Bible: 78 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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rulers KJV

“Rulers” is in the King James Bible 78 times, in 71 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׂר śar 23 times
סגן sâgân 16 times
ἄρχων archōn 14 times
משׁל mâshal 4 times
נשׂיא נשׂא nâśı̂y' nâśi' 3 times
ἀρχισυνάγωγος archisunagōgos 2 times
ἡγεμών hēgemōn 2 times
πολιτάρχης politarchēs 2 times
קצין qâtsı̂yn 2 times
ראשׁ rô'sh 2 times
שׁלטון שׁלטן shilṭôn shilṭôn 2 times
κοσμοκράτωρ kosmokratōr 1 time

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כּהן kôhên 1 time
מגן מגנּה mâgên meginnâh 1 time
נגיד נגד nâgı̂yd nâgid 1 time
פּקד pâqad 1 time
רזן râzan 1 time

translating H8269

2 verses translating H8269 in Nehemiah Show all

Nehemiah

4:16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
11:1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

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