44 occurrences

'Chief' in the Bible

And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

And his brethren by their families, in the genealogical register of their generations, were: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Joel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief of their fathers' house.

And the sons of Uzzi: Jizrahiah; and the sons of Jizrahiah: Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, and Jishijah, five; all of them chief men.

And these are the sons of Ehud (these were the chief fathers of the inhabitants of Geba; and they carried them away to Manahath;

and Jeuz, and Shobia, and Mirmah; these were his sons, chief fathers.

and Beriah, and Shema, who were chief fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon; they drove away the inhabitants of Gath.

These were the chief fathers, according to their generations, principal men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

and their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty-six. All these men were chief fathers in their fathers' houses.

And the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren; Shallum was the chief.

For in their trust these four were the chief doorkeepers: they were Levites; and they were over the chambers and over the treasuries of the house of God;

And these were the singers, chief fathers of the Levites, who were in the chambers free from service; for they were employed day and night.

These are the chief fathers of the Levites, heads according to their families; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

And David said, Whoever smites the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. And Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

And these are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who shewed themselves valiant with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of Jehovah concerning Israel.

And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had: Jashobeam, the son of Hachmoni, the chief of the captains; he brandished his spear against three hundred, slain by him at one time.

And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

the chief Ahiezer, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Anathothite,

And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.

and Zadok, a valiant young man, and his father's house two and twenty chief men.

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty;

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

and he said to them, Ye are the chief fathers of the Levites; hallow yourselves, ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.

And David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren, the singers, with instruments of music, lutes, and harps, and cymbals, that they should sound aloud, lifting up the voice with joy.

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites for the music, gave instruction in music, for he was skilful.

And David was clothed with a robe of byssus, and all the Levites that bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah chief of the music of the singers; and David had upon him a linen ephod.

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of lutes and with harps; and Asaph sounding with cymbals;

The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.

These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.

The sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers of Laadan the Gershonite: Jehieli;

This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which king David, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated

and his brethren, men of valour, two thousand seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half tribe of the Manassites, for every matter pertaining to God, and the affairs of the king.

And these are the children of Israel after their number, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout the months of the year; in every division were twenty-four thousand.

And the chief fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the comptrollers of the king's business, offered willingly.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
נשׂא נשׂיא 
Nasiy' 
Usage: 134

ἀρχιερεύς 
Archiereus 
Usage: 118

ἄρχων 
Archon 
Usage: 32

H1
אב 
'ab 
Usage: 1214

H47
אבּיר 
'abbiyr 
Usage: 17

אציל 
'atsiyl 
Usage: 2

גּבּר גּבּור 
Gibbowr 
Usage: 159

דּגל 
Dagal 
Usage: 3

כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

מעלה 
Ma`aleh 
Usage: 19

נצח 
Natsach 
Usage: 65

עתּד עתּוּד 
`attuwd 
Usage: 29

פּנּה 
Pinnah 
Usage: 30

ראשׁ 
Re'sh (Aramaic) 
head , sum , chief
Usage: 14

ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

ראשׁן ראשׁון 
Ri'shown 
Usage: 182

ראשׁית 
Re'shiyth 
Usage: 51

רב 
Rab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 15

שׂר 
Sar 
Usage: 421

ἀκρογωνιαῖος 
Akrogoniaios 
Usage: 2

ἀρχιποίμην 
Archipoimen 
Usage: 1

ἀρχισυνάγωγος 
Archisunagogos 
ruler of the synagogue , chief ruler of the synagogue
Usage: 9

ἀρχιτελώνης 
Architelones 
Usage: 1

Ἀσιάρχης 
Asiarches 
chief of Asia
Usage: 1

λίαν 
Lian 
Usage: 14

μάλιστα 
Malista 
Usage: 12

πρωτοκαθεδρία 
Protokathedria 
Usage: 0

πρωτοκλισία 
Protoklisia 
Usage: 1

πρῶτος 
Protos 
Usage: 67

ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138

χιλίαρχος 
Chiliarchos 
Usage: 22