Kish
קִישׁStrong’s H7027qish
Appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Qish is the Hebrew word usually translated “kish”. It appears in 17 verses of the Old Testament.
“Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.”
Meaning
- A Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul
- An ancestor of Mordecai
- Son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul
- A Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul
- An ancestor of Mordecai
- Son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul
- A Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family
- A Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul
- An ancestor of Mordecai
- Son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul
- A Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family
- A Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
- A Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul
- An ancestor of Mordecai
- Son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul
- A Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family
- A Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
How it's translated
- kish 13
- and kish 6
- of kish 1
- for kish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 9
- 1 Samuel 5
- 2 Samuel 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Esther 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 9:3And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
- 1 Samuel 10:11And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
- 1 Samuel 10:21When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
- 1 Samuel 14:51And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- 2 Samuel 21:14And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
- 1 Chronicles 8:30And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
Hebrew dictionary
קִישׁ qish · Kish
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1; 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 Saul 2) 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 Saul …
קִישׁ qish · Kish
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.21; son of: Mahli (H4249); brother of: Libni (H3845H) and Eleazar (H0499J); father of: Jerahmeel (H3396H) § Kish = "bent" 1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul 2) 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 Saul 4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family …
קִישׁ qish · Kish
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.29.12; son of: Abdi (H5660H) § Kish = "bent" 1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul 2) 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 Saul 4) 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
קִישׁ qish · Kish
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.2.5; father of: Shimei (H8096U) § Kish = "bent" 1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul 2) 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 Saul 4) 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.