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chief

Meaning of “chief”

1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

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283 occurrences273 verses34 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 21:22

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Deuteronomy 1:15
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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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 1:15 · retained source text

So I tooke the chiefe of your tribes, wise men, and knowen, and made them heads ouer you, captaines ouer thousands, and captaines ouer hundreds, and captaines ouer fifties, and captaines ouer tennes, and officers among your tribes.

1611 marginal noteHeb. gaue.

Deuteronomy 33:15
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And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 33:15 · retained source text

And for the chiefe things of the ancient mountaines, and for the precious things of the lasting hils,

Complete reference index — all 273 verses
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Where “chief” appears

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Genesis14 occurrences
12 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers13 occurrences
11 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 versesJoshua1 occurrence
1 verseJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel6 occurrences
6 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles54 occurrences
50 verses2 Chronicles16 occurrences
16 versesEzra17 occurrences
16 versesNehemiah13 occurrences
13 versesJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms3 occurrences
3 versesProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah2 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah5 occurrences
5 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesDaniel3 occurrences
3 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew20 occurrences
20 versesMark16 occurrences
16 versesLuke20 occurrences
19 versesJohn11 occurrences
11 versesActs39 occurrences
39 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation1 occurrence
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