קִישׁ
qish
Kish
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Qish (H7027I) — A Biblical Name Based on the lexical data provided, **qish** (קִישׁ) is a proper noun appearing only once in the Hebrew Bible. The entry identifies it simply as "Kish," indicating it functions as a personal name rather than a common word with semantic range or multiple meanings. With a single occurrence in the biblical text, this entry offers limited basis for analyzing how the name was used or what significance it carried within its context. The lexicon data itself does not provide additional information about the individual(s) who bore this name, their genealogical connections, or the narrative contexts in which the name appears. The minimal frequency suggests either that the figure named Kish held a minor role in biblical accounts, or that references to this person were concentrated in a single passage. Without supplementary evidence from the lexicon entry—such as etymology, related names, or contextual descriptions—one can only conclude that Kish functioned as a biblical personal name. Any interpretation of its significance would require consulting the specific biblical passage in which it appears, beyond the scope of this lexical entry alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text