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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Kish


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The name Kish occurs five times in the Bible. The most famous Kish is the Benjaminite father of Saul, the first king of Israel. A great-uncle of Saul is also named Kish (1 Chr 8:30) and so is the great-grandfather of Mordecai, the cousin and caretaker of Esther (Est 2:5). In the Merari branch of the Levites are also two men named Kish, one in David's time (1 Chr 23:21) and one in Hezekiah's time (2 Chr 29:12).

The name Kish comes from the verb qush (qosh 2006) meaning lay bait, or lure. Klein reads for the verb to lay snares (Isa 29:21). Fuerst reports origin of to be bent, crooked, hence a bow, to wind, interwoven, hence a snare, snared, to be caught.

The name Kish may mean Snaring, Bird Catcher (Jones), or Bow (NOBSE).



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