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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¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
¶ And the captaine of the guard, tooke Seraiah the chiefe Priest, and Zephaniah the second Priest, and the three keepers of the doore.
1611 marginal noteHebr. threshold.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)
For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the chiefe rulers, but the birthright was Iosephs.
1611 marginal noteOr, Prince.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.9,10.
1611 marginal noteMich. 5.2. matth. 2.6.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.26.
And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,
And his brethren by their families (when the genealogie of their generations was reckoned) were the chiefe, Ieiel, and Zechariah,
Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
Ioel the chiefe, and Shapham the next: and Iaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
Ahi the sonne of Abdiel, the sonne of Guni, chiefe of the house of their fathers.
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men.
And the sonnes of Uzzi, Izrahiah: and the sonnes of Izrahiah, Michael, and Obadiah, and Ioel, Ishiah, fiue: all of them chiefe men.
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their fathers house, choice and mightie men of valour, chiefe of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogie of them, that were apt to the warre and to battell, was twentie and sixe thousand men.
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chiefe men. These dwelt in Ierusalem.
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fiftie and sixe. All these men were chiefe of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
And the Porters were Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chiefe.
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