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principal

Meaning of “principal”

Sense 1: First, chief, or highest in rank or importance. Sense 2: A chief person or leading thing.

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17 occurrences17 verses12 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 30:23

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Isaiah 28:25
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
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1611 witness · Isaiah 28:25 · retained source text

When hee hath made plaine the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principall wheate, and the appointed barly and the rye in their place?

1611 marginal noteOr, the wheat in the principall place and barley in the appointed place.

1611 marginal noteOr, spelt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. border.

Jeremiah 25:34
¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
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¶ Howle yee shepheards and cry, and wallow your selues in the ashes ye principall of the flocke: for the dayes of your slaughter, and of your dispersions are accomplished, and yee shall fall like a pleasant vessell.

1611 marginal noteHebr. your dayes for slaughter.

1611 marginal noteHebr. a vessell of desire.

1611 marginal noteChap.4.8 and 6.26.

Jeremiah 25:35
And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
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And the shepheards shall haue no way to flee, nor the principall of the flocke to escape.

1611 marginal noteHeb. flight shall perish from the shepheards, and escaping from &c.

Jeremiah 25:36
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture.
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A voyce of the cry of the shepheards, and an howling of the principall of the flocke shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

Jeremiah 52:25
He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king’s person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
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Hee tooke also out of the citie an Eunuch, which had the charge of the men of warre, and seuen men of them that were neere the kings person which were found in the citie, and the principall Scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the middest of the citie.

1611 marginal noteHeb. saw the face of the king.

1611 marginal noteOr, scribe of the captaine of the hoste.

Micah 5:5
And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
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And this man shall bee the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when hee shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seuen Shepheards, and eight principall men.

1611 marginal noteHeb. princes of men.

Acts 25:23
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.
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And on the morrow when Agrippa was come and Bernice, with great pompe, and was entred into the place of hearing, with the chiefe captaines, and principall men of the citie; at Festus commaundement Paul was brought foorth.

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