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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

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:1 - There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 9:3 - Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go and look for the donkeys.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:11 - When all those who had formerly known him saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked each other, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:21 - Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken. Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:51 - Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:14 - They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:30 - and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner,[fn] Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:33 - Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:36 - and his firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:39 - Ner was the father of Kish, Kish the father of Saul, and Saul the father of Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab and Esh-Baal.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:1 - These were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the warriors who helped him in battle;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:21 - The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:22 - Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:29 - From Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:28 - And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:12 - Then these Levites set to work: from the Kohathites, Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah; from the Merarites, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; from the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 - Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,
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