kesher · conspiracy

What it means

kesher (קֶשֶׁר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “conspiracy”.

A secret agreement to rise up against the one in power.

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.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A secret plot against the ruler.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

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

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Kings×1
• 2 Kings×7
• 2 Chronicles×3
• Isaiah×2
• Jeremiah×1
• Ezekiel×1

• 2 Samuel 15:12

  Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.

• 1 Kings 16:20

  The rest of the deeds of Zimri, and his conspiracy that he conspired, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

• 2 Kings 11:14

  She looked, and there was the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom, and the commanders and the trumpets beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and cried out, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

• 2 Kings 12:20

  His servants rose up and made a conspiracy and struck Joash at the house of Millo, which goes down to Silla.

• 2 Kings 14:19

  They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; and they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.

• 2 Kings 15:15

  The rest of the acts of Shallum and his conspiracy that he conspired, there they are, written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

• 2 Kings 15:30

  Hoshea son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah, and struck him and put him to death and reigned in his place, in year twenty of Jotham son of Uzziah.

• 2 Kings 17:4

  But the king of Assyria found in Hoshea a conspiracy, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and had not brought up tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done year by year; so the king of Assyria detained him and bound him in prison.

• 2 Chronicles 23:13

  She looked, and there was the king standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the trumpets beside the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and blowing the trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song leading the praise. Athaliah tore her clothes and said, “Conspiracy! Conspiracy!”

• 2 Chronicles 25:27

  From the time that Amaziah turned away from following YHWH, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; and they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there.

• Isaiah 8:12

  “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and what it fears do not fear, and do not be terrified.

• Jeremiah 11:9

  And YHWH said to me: “A conspiracy has been found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

• Ezekiel 22:25

  A conspiracy of her prophets is in her midst, like a lion roaring, tearing prey; they have devoured souls; they take wealth and precious things; they have multiplied her widows in her midst.

And 3 more times.