KJV dictionary & concordance
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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First occurrence: Genesis 21:22
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Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Iedaiah: these were the chiefe of the Priests, and of their brethren in the dayes of Ieshua.
1611 marginal noteOr, Sallai, ver.20.
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
And in the dayes of Ioiakim, were Priests the chiefe of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah: of Ieremiah, Hananiah:
¶ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
¶ The Leuites in the dayes of Eliashib, Ioiada, and Iohanan, and Iaddua, were recorded chiefe of the fathers: also the Priests, to the reigne of Darius the Persian.
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
The sonnes of Leui, the chiefe of the fathers, were written in the booke of the Chronicles, euen vntill the dayes of Iohanan the sonne of Eliashib.
1611 marginal note1.Chro. 9.
And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
And the chiefe of the Leuites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Ieshua the sonne of Kadmiel, with their brethren ouer against them, to praise and to giue thankes, according to the commandement of Dauid the man of God, ward ouer against ward.
For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
For in the dayes of Dauid and Asaph of old, there were chiefe of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiuing vnto God.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 25.1, &c.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
He taketh away the heart of the chiefe of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wildernes where there is no way.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
I chose out their way, and sate chiefe, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Hee is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, can make his sword to approach vnto him.
And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
And smote all the first borne in Egypt: the chiefe of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
1611 marginal noteExod.12.29. & 9.3.
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