כֵּס

kes · throne

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3676 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

kes (כֵּס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “throne”.

(short form). It occurs only in Exodus 17:16, in a phrase of uncertain sense.

How to say it

kes

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.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. The king's seat, sign of his power.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Exodus 17:16

    and he said, “Because a hand was raised against the throne of Yah, YHWH will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”