קִישׁ
qishProper Noun (Masculine)H7027
Kish
From: from H6983 (קוֹשׁ); a bow;
Short Definition
Kish, the name of five Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732); father of: Saul (H7586G) Also named: Kis (*Κίς *"Kish" G2797) § Kish = "bent" 1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king ) an ancestor of Mordecai 3) son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king ) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family 5) a Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
17 timesAppears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
9
1 Samuel
5
2 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1
Esther
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 12:1
- 1 Chronicles 24:29
- 1 Chronicles 8:33
- 1 Samuel 10:11
- 1 Samuel 9:1
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