kish · Kish

What it means

kish (קִישׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Kish”.

The name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Samuel×6
• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×12
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Esther×1

• 1 Samuel 9:1

  There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite, a mighty man of worth.

• 1 Samuel 9:3

  Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost, and Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, please, and get up, go, look for the donkeys.”

• 1 Samuel 10:11

  And it happened, when all who knew him before saw that he was prophesying with the prophets, that the people said to one another, “What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”

• 1 Samuel 10:21

  And he brought near the tribe of Benjamin by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken; and Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not found.

• 1 Samuel 14:51

  Kish, father of Saul, and Ner, father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.

• 2 Samuel 21:14

  They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they did all that the king commanded. And after that Elohim heeded the plea for the land.

• 1 Chronicles 8:30

  and his firstborn son, Abdon; and Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

• 1 Chronicles 8:33

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

• 1 Chronicles 9:36

  and his firstborn son, Abdon; and Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

• 1 Chronicles 9:39

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

• 1 Chronicles 12:1

  Now these are those who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still restrained because of Saul son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers in the war.

• 1 Chronicles 23:21

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

• 1 Chronicles 23:22

  Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brothers, took them as wives.

• 1 Chronicles 24:29

  Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

• 1 Chronicles 26:28

  And all that Samuel the seer had consecrated, and Saul son of Kish, and Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, everyone who consecrated was under the direction of Shelomith and his brothers.

• 2 Chronicles 29:12

  Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

• Esther 2:5

  There was a Jewish man in Susa, the fortress, and his name was Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

And 4 more times.