KABZEEL
(gathered by God), one of the "cities" of the tribe of Judah, (Joshua 15:21) the native place of the great hero Benaiah ben-Jehoiada. (2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:22) After ...
Dictionary
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
Search
Find a word or entry
Current letter
K
81 entries
KADESH, KADESHBARNEA
(Kadesh means holy; it is the same word as the Arabic name of Jerusalem, el-Khuds. Barnea means, desert of wandering.) This place, the scene of Miriam’s death, was the farthest ...
KADMIEL
(before God), one of the Levites who with his family returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:40; Nehemiah 7:43) He and his house are mentioned in history on three occasio...
KADMONITES
(Orientals), The, a people named in (Genesis 15:19) only; one of the nations who at that time occupied the land (Canaan) promised to the descendants of Abram. The name is probab...
KALLAI
(swift servant of Jehovah), a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua. He represented the family of Sallai. (Nehemiah 12:20) (B.C. after 536.)
KANAH
(a place of reeds).One of the places which formed the landmarks of the boundary of Asher; apparently next to Zidon-rabbah, or "great Zidon." (Joshua 19:28)The river, a stream fa...
KAREAH
(bald), the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who supported Gedaliah’s authority and avenged his murder. (Jeremiah 40:8,13,15,16; 41:11,13,14,16; 42:1,8; 43:2,4,5) (B.C. before 588.)
KARKAA, OR KARKAA
(foundation), one of the landmarks on the south boundary of the tribe of Judah. (Joshua 15:3) Its site is unknown.
KARKOR
(foundation), the place in which Zebah and Zalmunna were again routed by Gideon, (Judges 8:10) must have been on the east of Jordan.
KARTAH
(city), a town of Zebulun, allotted to the Merarite Levites. (Joshua 21:34)
KARTAN
(double city), a city of Naphtali, allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (Joshua 21:32) in the parallel list of (1 Chronicles 6:1) the name appears, ver (1 Chronicles 6:76) in the...
KATTATH
(small), one of cities of the tribe of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:15)
KEDAR
(dark-skinned), the second in order of the sons of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1:29) and the name of a great tribe of Arabs settled on the northwest of the peninsula a...
KEDEMAH
(eastward), the youngest of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:31)
KEDEMOTH
(beginnings), one of the towns in the district east of the Dead Sea allotted to the tribe of Reuben, (Joshua 13:18) given by the Merarite Levites. (Joshua 21:37; 1 Chronicles 6:...
KEDESH
(a sanctuary).In the extreme south of Judah, (Joshua 15:23) same as Kadesh and Kadesh-barnea.A city of Issachar, allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (1 Chronicles 6:72) The Kade...
KEDRON
properly Kidron. [KIDRON, OR KEDRON]
KEFR KENNA
[See CANA]
KEHELATHAH
(assembly), a desert encampment of the Israelites, (Numbers 33:22) of which nothing is known.
KEILAH
(fortress), a city of the Shefelah, or lowland district of Judah. (Joshua 15:44) Its main interest consists in its connection with David. (1 Samuel 23:7-13) It is represented by...
KEILAH THE GARMITE
apparently a descendant of the great Caleb. (1 Chronicles 4:19) There is no apparent connection with the town Keilah.
KELAIAH
(swift messenger of Jehovah) = KELITA. (Ezra 10:23)
KELITA
(assembly), one of the Levites who returned with Ezra. (Ezra 10:23) He assisted in expounding the law. (Nehemiah 8:7) and signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:10) (B....
KEMUEL
(congregation of God).The son of Nahor by Milcah, and father of Aram. (Genesis 22:21) (B.C. 1925.)The son of Shiptan, and prince of the tribe of Ephraim; one of the twelve men a...
KENAN
(possession) = CAINAN, the son of Enos. (1 Chronicles 1:2)
KENATH
(possession), one of the cities on the east of Jordan, with its "daughter-towns" (Authorized Version "villages") taken possession of by a certain Nobah, who then called it by hi...
KENAZ
(hunting).Son of Eliphaz the son of Esau. He was one of the dukes of Edom. (Genesis 36:15,42; 1 Chronicles 1:53)One of the same family, a grandson of Caleb, according to (1 Chro...