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qish H7027

קִישׁ (qish) means “Kish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

קִישׁ Hebrew · H7027 21 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: keesh Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H7027G

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 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

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TBESH · H7027H

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 5) a Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah

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TBESH · H7027I

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

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TBESH · H7027J

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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H6983 (קוֹשׁ); a bow; Kish, the name of five Israelites

KJV glosses: Kish.

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How translators render H7027

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
kish 10
of kish 7
and kish 2
from kish 1
was kish 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
of kish 9
and kish 7
kish 4
concerning kish 1

Verses containing H7027

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 1 Samuel 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.

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  2. 1 Samuel 9:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”

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  3. 1 Samuel 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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  4. 1 Samuel 10:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.

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  5. 1 Samuel 14:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

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  6. 2 Samuel 21:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.

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  7. 1 Chronicles 8:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

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  8. 1 Chronicles 8:33 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

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  9. 1 Chronicles 9:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

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  10. 1 Chronicles 9:39 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

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  11. 1 Chronicles 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;

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  12. 1 Chronicles 23:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

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  13. 1 Chronicles 23:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

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  14. 1 Chronicles 24:29 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.

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  15. 1 Chronicles 26:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

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  16. 2 Chronicles 29:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

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  17. Esther 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.

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