UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm; np (1)

Sense 1: Kish

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Abiel; tribe of Benjamin; ► father of king Saul

SA1 9:1: RV SA1 9:1 · LV SA1 9:1 · Read together SA1 9:1

Show passage in OET

9 Now there was a Benyamite man named Kish (son of Aviel, son of Tseror, son of Bekorat, son of Afiah, the son of a Yemini man) who was strong and wealthy.

OET-LV SA1 9:1

9 And_he/it _was a _man mmm wwww and_his/its_name was_Qīsh the _son _of ʼAⱱī^ʼēl the _son _of Tsərōr/(Zeror) the _son _of Bəkōrat the _son _of ʼAfīaḩ a _son _of a _man a _Yəmīnī/(Jamite) a _mighty_man_of wealth.

SA1 9:3: RV SA1 9:3 · LV SA1 9:3 · Read together SA1 9:3

Show passage in OET

OET-RV SA1 9:3

3 One time, the female donkeys of Sha’ul’s father Kish had gone missing, and Kish told his son, “Take one of the servants with you, and pack up and go and find those donkeys.”

OET-LV SA1 9:3

3 And_ the_she-asses of_Qīsh the _father _of Shāʼūl _they _were _lost and_ Qīsh _he/it _said to Shāʼūl his/its_son take please with_you DOM one of_the _young_men and_arise go seek DOM the_she-asses.

All 10 recorded passages for this sense

SA1: RV SA1 9:1 · RV SA1 9:3 · RV SA1 10:11 · RV SA1 10:21 · RV SA1 14:51 · LV SA1 9:1 · LV SA1 9:3 · LV SA1 10:11 · LV SA1 10:21 · LV SA1 14:51 · Read together SA1 9:1 · Read together SA1 9:3 · Read together SA1 10:11 · Read together SA1 10:21 · Read together SA1 14:51

SA2: RV SA2 21:14 · LV SA2 21:14 · Read together SA2 21:14

CH1: RV CH1 8:33 · RV CH1 9:39 · RV CH1 12:1 · RV CH1 26:28 · LV CH1 8:33 · LV CH1 9:39 · LV CH1 12:1 · LV CH1 26:28 · Read together CH1 8:33 · Read together CH1 9:39 · Read together CH1 12:1 · Read together CH1 26:28

Sense 2: Kish

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Jeiel; tribe of Benjamin; ► ancestor of king Saul

CH1 8:30: RV CH1 8:30 · LV CH1 8:30 · Read together CH1 8:30

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CH1 8:30

30 His sons, starting with the eldest, were Avdon, Tsur, Kish, Ba’al, Nadav,

OET-LV CH1 8:30

30 And_son _of_his the_firstborn was_ˊAⱱdōn and_Tsūr/(Tsūr) and_Qīsh and_Baˊal and_Nādāⱱ.

CH1 9:36: RV CH1 9:36 · LV CH1 9:36 · Read together CH1 9:36

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CH1 9:36

36 His oldest son was Avdon, and his other sons were Tsur, Kish, Ba’al, Ner, Nadav,

OET-LV CH1 9:36

36 And_son _of_his the_firstborn was_ˊAⱱdōn and_Tsūr/(Tsūr) and_Qīsh and_Baˊal and_Nēr and_Nādāⱱ.

Sense 3: Kish

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Mahli; tribe of Levi; ► Levite; time of king David

CH1 23:21: RV CH1 23:21 · LV CH1 23:21 · Read together CH1 23:21

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CH1 23:21

21 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi, and Mahli’s sons were Eleazar and Kish.

OET-LV CH1 23:21

21 The _sons _of Mərārī were_Maḩlī and_Mūshiy the _sons _of Maḩlī were_ʼElˊāzār and_Qīsh.

CH1 23:22: RV CH1 23:22 · LV CH1 23:22 · Read together CH1 23:22

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CH1 23:22

22 Eleazar died without having any sons, so his brother Kish’s sons married his daughters (to continue the family name).

OET-LV CH1 23:22

22 And_ ʼElˊāzār _he/it _died and_not they _belonged to_him/it sons if/because (if) daughters and_they_took _them the _sons _of Qīsh relatives _of_their.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

CH1: RV CH1 23:21–22 · RV CH1 24:29 · LV CH1 23:21–22 · LV CH1 24:29 · Read together CH1 23:21–22 · Read together CH1 24:29

Sense 4: Kish

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Abdi; tribe of Levi; ► Levite who during the time of king Hezekiah cleansed the temple

CH2 29:12: RV CH2 29:12 · LV CH2 29:12 · Read together CH2 29:12

Show passage in OET

OET-RV CH2 29:12

12 Then these Levites took action:

•

from the Kohatites: Mahat (Amasay’s son) and Yoel (Joel) (Azaryah’s son),

•

from the descendants of Merari: Kish (Avdi’s son) and Azaryah (Yehalel’el’s son),

•

from the Gershonim: Yoah (Zimah’s son) and Eden (Yoah’s son),

OET-LV CH2 29:12

12 And_ the_Lēviyyiy _they _arose Maḩat the _son _of ˊAmāsāʼi and_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) the _son _of ˊAzar^yāh of the _descendants _of the _Qəhātite[s] and_from the _descendants _of Mərārī Qīsh the _son _of ˊAⱱdiy and_ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Yəhallel^ʼēl/(Jehallelel) and_from the_Gershonite[s] Yōʼāḩ/(Joah) the _son _of Zimmāh and_ˊĒden the _son _of Yōʼāḩ.

Sense 5: Kish

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ tribe of Benjamin; ► ancestor of Mordecai

EST 2:5: RV EST 2:5 · LV EST 2:5 · Read together EST 2:5

Show passage in OET

OET-RV EST 2:5

5 At that time, there was a Jewish man named Mordekai living in the capital city of Shushan. (He was from the tribe of Benyamin: his father was Yair, his grandfather was Shimei, and his great-grandfather was Kish

OET-LV EST 2:5

5 A _man a _Jew he _was in_Shūshan the_citadel and_his/its_name was_Mordəkay the _son _of Yāʼīr/(Jair) the _son _of Shimˊī the _son _of Qīsh a _man a _Jaminite.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קִישׁ

Form 1

Sense 1: Kish

Sense 2: Kish

Sense 3: Kish

Sense 4: Kish

Sense 5: Kish