Strong H7027H7027Gקִישׁ

Kish

One of the 4 senses of Strong H7027

Transliteration
qîysh
Pronunciation
keesh
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1;
son of: Abiel (H22) and Maacah (H4601N);
brother of: Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732);
father of: Saul (H7586G)
Also named: Kis (Κίς "Kish" G2797)

Meaning of the name

Kish = "bent"

General definition

From H6983; a bow;
{Kish} the name of five Israelites: - Kish.

In the biblical story

Kish

Father of Saul, the first king of Israel

Kish was a Benjamite, the father of Saul, who was anointed by Samuel as the first king of Israel.

In the Bible

Strong H7027G appears in 12 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • kish12

First verses

  1. 1 Samuel 9:1
    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.
  2. 1 Samuel 9:3
    And 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.
  3. 1 Samuel 10:11
    And 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?
  4. 1 Samuel 10:21
    When 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.
  5. 1 Samuel 14:51
    And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
  6. 2 Samuel 21:14
    And 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.
  7. 1 Chronicles 8:30
    And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
  8. 1 Chronicles 8:33
    And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.
  9. 1 Chronicles 9:36
    And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,
  10. 1 Chronicles 9:39
    And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi–shua, and Abinadab, and Esh–baal.
  11. 1 Chronicles 12:1
    Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
  12. 1 Chronicles 26:28
    And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
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