KIRJATHARIM
(city of forests), an abbreviated form of the name Kirjath-jearim, which occurs only in (Ezra 2:25)
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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KIRJATHBAAL
[KIRJATH-JEARIM]
KIRJATHHUZOTH
(city of streets), a place to which Balak accompanied Balaam immediately after his arrival in Moab, (Numbers 22:39) and which is nowhere else mentioned. It appears to have lain ...
KIRJATHJEARIM
(the city of forests), first mentioned as one of the four cities of the Gibeonites, (Joshua 9:17) it next occurs as one of the landmarks of the northern boundary of Judah, ch (J...
KIRJATHSANNAH
(city of books). [DEBIR]
KIRJATHSEPHER
(city of books). (Joshua 15:15,16; Judges 1:11,12) [DEBIR]
KISH
(a bow).The father of Saul; a Benjamite of the family of Matri. (B.C. 1095.)Son of Jehiel and uncle to the preceding. (1 Chronicles 9:36)A Benjamite, great-grandfather of Mordec...
KISHI
(bow of Jehovah), a Merarite, and father of ancestor of Ethan the minstrel. (1 Chronicles 6:44)
KISHION
(hardness), one of the towns on the boundary of the tribe of Issachar, (Joshua 19:20) which with its suburbs was allotted to the Gershonite Levites. (Joshua 21:28) Authorized Ve...
KISHON
(winding), The river, a torrent or winter stream of central Palestine, the scene of two of the grandest achievements of Israelitish history --the defeat of Sisera, Judges 4, and...
KISON
(winding), an inaccurate mode of representing the name Kishon. (Psalms 83:9)
KISS
Kissing the lips by way of affectionate salutation was customary among near relatives of both sexes, in both patriarchal and later times. (Genesis 29:11; Solomon 8:1) Between in...
KITE
(Heb. ayyah), a rapacious and keen-sighted bird of prey belonging to the hawk family. The Hebrew word thus rendered occurs in three passages -- (Leviticus 11:14; 14:13; Job 28:7...
KITHLISH
(man’s wall), one of the towns of Judah, in the Shefelah or lowland. (Joshua 15:40)
KITRON
(knotty), one of the towns from which Zubulun did not expel the Canaanites. (Judges 1:30) In the Talmud it is identified with "Zippori," i.e. Sepphoris, now Seffurieh.
KITTIM
Twice written in the Authorized Version for Chittim. (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7)
KNEADINGTROUGHS
[BREAD]
KNIFE
The knives of the Egyptians, and of other nations in early times, were probably only of hard stone, and the use of the flint or stone knife was sometimes retained for sacred pur...
KNOP
a word employed in the Authorized Version to translate two terms which refer to some architectural or ornamental object, but which have nothing in common.Caphtor. --This occurs ...
KOA
(he-camel) is a word which occurs only in (Ezekiel 23:23) It may perhaps have been a city or district of Babylonia; or it may be a common noun, signifying "prince" or "nobleman."
KOHATH
(assembly), second of the three sons of Levi, from whom the three principal divisions of the Levites derived their origin and their name. (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16) In the jou...
KOLAIAH
(voice of Jehovah).A Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:7) (B.C. before 536.)The father of Ahab the false prophet...
KORAH
(baldness).Third son of Esau by Aholibamah. (Genesis 36:5,14,18; 1 Chronicles 1:35) He was born in Canaan before Esau migrated to Mount Seir, (Genesis 36:5-9) and was one of the...
KORAHITE
(1 Chronicles 9:19,31) Kor’-hite, or Kor’athite, that portion of the Kohathites who were descended from Korah. They were an important branch of the singers, (2 Chronicles 20:19)...
KORE
(partridge).A Korahite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 9:19; 26:1) (B.C. 1014.)Son of Imnah, a Levite in the reign of He...
KOZ
(thorn), (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 3:4,21) = COZ = HAKKOZ.
KUSHAIAH
(bow of Jehovah), the same as Kish or Kishi, the father of Ethan the Merarite. (1 Chronicles 15:17)