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Lexicon :: Strong's H7027 - qîš

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קִישׁ
Transliteration
qîš
Pronunciation
keesh
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

קִישׁ Qîysh, keesh; from H6983; a bow; Kish, the name of five Israelites:—Kish.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7027 in the following manner: Kish (21x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7027 in the following manner: Kish (21x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִישׁ Qîysh, keesh; from H6983; a bow; Kish, the name of five Israelites:—Kish.
STRONGS H7027: Abbreviations
† קִישׁ proper name, masculine (probably *קַיְשְׁ Arabic bdb088501 Aramaic קישׁא NöZMG xi (1896), 167 originally proper name, of deity as Arabic bdb088502 which now only in proper name, of person WeHeid. 2. 67); — K(ε)ις:
1. father of Saul 1 Samuel 9:1, 3(twice in verse); 1 Samuel 10:11, 21; 1 Samuel 14:51; 2 Samuel 21:14; 1 Chronicles 8:30, 33 (where read אַבְנֵר Be Kau Kit), 1 Chronicles 8:33 = 1 Chronicles 9:36, 39 (read as above), 1 Chronicles 9:39; 1 Chronicles 12:1; 1 Chronicles 26:28.
2. Levites :
a. 1 Chronicles 23:21, 22; 1 Chronicles 24:29 (twice in verse).
b. 2 Chronicles 29:12.
3. ancestor of Mordecai Esther 2:5 (Κεισαίου).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

9:1; 9:3; 10:11; 10:21; 14:51

2 Samuel

21:14

1 Chronicles

8:30; 8:33; 8:33; 9:36; 9:39; 9:39; 12:1; 23:21; 23:22; 24:29; 26:28

2 Chronicles

29:12

Esther

2:5

H7027

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7027 matches the Hebrew קִישׁ (qîš),
which occurs 21 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:1

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There was a prominent man of Benjamin named Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite.

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

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Everyone who knew him previously and saw him prophesy with the prophets asked each other, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? ”

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

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Saul’s father was Kish. Abner’s father was Ner son of Abiel.

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and buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After this, God was receptive to prayer for the land.

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

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Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.[fn]

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

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Ner fathered Kish, Kish fathered Saul, and Saul fathered Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

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The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.

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Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi.

Mahli’s sons: Eleazar and Kish.

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Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

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From Kish, from Kish’s sons: Jerahmeel.

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All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.

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Then the Levites stood up:

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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In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite.

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