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Strong's H7027 קִישׁ (qish)

Qish means “Kish” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H7027
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 5

Strong's H7027 Quick Answer

Strong's H7027 קִישׁ (Qiysh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qiysh (keesh) n/p. 1. a bow 2. Kish, the name of five Israelites It has 17 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include kish. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Qiysh (keesh) n/p. 1. a bow 2. Kish, the name of five Israelites
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
kish

Meaning and Definition

Qiysh (keesh) n/p. 1. a bow 2. Kish, the name of five Israelites [from H6983] KJV: Kish. Root(s): H6983

Original Word
קִישׁ
Transliteration
Qiysh
Derivation
First root strongs: 6983
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7027. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Kish

Usage: 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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How Strong's H7027 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Qiysh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Kish 1 Samuel 9:1 17×

How Strong's H7027 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7027 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7027 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 9:1 KJV

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

1 Samuel 9:3 KJV

And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

1 Samuel 10:11 KJV

And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7027.

1 Samuel 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
1 Samuel 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
1 Samuel 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
1 Samuel 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
1 Samuel 14:51 Old Testament, KJV
And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
2 Samuel 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.
1 Chronicles 8:30 Old Testament, KJV
And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
1 Chronicles 8:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chronicles 9:36 Old Testament, KJV
And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab.
1 Chronicles 9:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.
1 Chronicles 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
1 Chronicles 23:21 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
1 Chronicles 23:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
1 Chronicles 26:28 Old Testament, KJV
And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
2 Chronicles 29:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
Esther 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7027, grouped by book.

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

Strong's H7027 FAQ

What does qish (קִישׁ) mean?

Qish (Strong's H7027) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Kish". Qiysh (keesh) n/p. 1. a bow 2. Kish, the name of five Israelites

How many times is qish (קִישׁ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H7027 across 5 books.

Where can I study qish (קִישׁ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7027 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qish (קִישׁ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kish. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.