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kēs כֵּס ‘sworn’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: apparently a contraction for kissēʾ כִּסֵּא ‘throne’ , but probably by orthographical error for nēs נֵס ‘ensign’
Roots: כסא כסה נס

kēs n, m
1) seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool

Mentioned in Exodus 17:16

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