A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.9.1; son of: Abiel (H0022) and Maacah (H4601N); brother of: Ner (H5369), Abdon (H5658J), Zur (H6698I), Baal (H1168B), Nadab (H5070J), Gedor (H1446I), Ahio (H0283I), Zecher (H2144) and Mikloth (H4732); father of: Saul (H7586G) Also named: Kis (Κίς "Kish" G2797) § Kish = "bent" 1) a Benjamite of the family of Matri, father of king Saul 2) an ancestor of Mordecai 3) son of Gibeon and brother of Abdon, Zur, Baal, Ner, Nadab, Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth; uncle of Kish the father of king Saul 4) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and grandson of Merari the progenitor of the family 5) a Merarite Levite, son of Abdi in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
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qish · Kish · Hebrew/Aramaic
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1 Samuel 9:1 · קִ֣ישׁNow there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin.1 Samuel 9:3 · לְקִ֖ישׁ · קִ֜ישׁOne day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”1 Samuel 10:11 · קִ֔ישׁWhen all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they asked one another, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”1 Samuel 10:21 · קִ֔ישׁThen he had the tribe of Benjamin come forward by its clans, and the clan of Matri was selected. Finally, Saul son of Kish was selected. But when they looked for him, they could not find him.1 Samuel 14:51 · וְקִ֧ישׁSaul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were sons of Abiel.2 Samuel 21:14 · קִ֣ישׁAnd they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.1 Chronicles 8:30 · וְקִ֖ישׁand Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,1 Chronicles 8:33 · קִ֔ישׁ · וְקִ֖ישׁNer was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.1 Chronicles 9:36 · וְקִ֔ישׁAbdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,1 Chronicles 9:39 · קִ֔ישׁ · וְקִ֖ישׁNer was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.1 Chronicles 12:1 · קִ֑ישׁNow these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;1 Chronicles 23:21 · וְקִֽישׁ׃The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.1 Chronicles 23:22 · קִ֖ישׁEleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.1 Chronicles 24:29 · לְקִ֖ישׁ · קִ֥ישׁFrom Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.1 Chronicles 26:28 · קִ֔ישׁEverything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.2 Chronicles 29:12 · קִ֚ישׁThen the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;Esther 2:5 · קִ֖ישׁNow there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.