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1 Samuel 14:51

“And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קִישׁQîysh · keesh
H7027 · Hebrew

Definition: Kish, the name of five Israelites
Derivation: from H6983 (קוֹשׁ); a bow;
KJV renderings: Kish.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
קִ֧ישׁ — proper noun
Code HC/Np
Usage: Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 9:1 1 Samuel 9:3 1 Samuel 9:3 1 Samuel 10:11 1 Samuel 10:21

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קִישׁ here.

Verse 50 Verse 52

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.