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qīš קִישׁ ‘Kish’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qūš קוּשׁ ‘to lure’
Roots: קושׁ

qīš pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in 1 Samuel 9:3, 14:51, 9:1, 10:11, 10:21 2 Samuel 21:14 Esther 2:5 1 Chronicles 8:33, 9:39, 26:28, 23:22, 12:1, 23:21, 8:30, 9:36, 24:29 2 Chronicles 29:12

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