Words the Bible translates as chief
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 13 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- roshרֹאשׁhead: the head on a body, and from that picture the top of a thing, the person in charge, the start of something, the choicest part, and the total of a count.
- sarשַׂרa person placed in command over others: an official, commander, chief, or ruler acting under a higher authority
- prōtosπρῶτοςahead of all others: the one that comes before the rest, whether in time, in order, or in rank
- rishonרִאשׁוֹןfirst: the one out in front, whether in a sequence, in time gone by, or in rank
- nasiנָשִׂיאa leader: one lifted up over others to rule, represent, or speak for them
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- rising mist: vapor or clouds that lift up from the earth
- alluphאַלּוּףa tribal chief: the head of a clan or people, especially one of the ruling chieftains of Edom
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- a close friend: a trusted, intimate companion bound to someone by long familiarity
- a tame ox or other domestic animal: a docile, well-fed beast accustomed to people
- pinnahפִּנָּהcorner: the angle where two sides of a structure meet, and by extension the cornerstone set there and a leader who holds a people together like one
- ravרַבchief: the officer who heads a whole body of royal servants, from bodyguards to court advisers
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- great: large in size or scale, or high in rank and majesty
- reshרֵאשׁthe head: the top of a body, and so whoever or whatever stands at the top or comes first
- qatsinקָצִיןcommander: the person put in charge of a group, whose decision settles what it does
- nesikhנָסִיךְa chief installed in office: one of a group of rulers over a people, named alongside a greater king or as the leadership of a nation.
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- something poured out: wine poured as an offering to a god, or metal poured into a mold to make an image.
- sarekhסָרֵךְchiefnot studied yet
- atsilאָצִילchiefnot studied yet
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