International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Keeper; Keepers

kep'-er, (mostly from shamar; phulax): The word is used of keepers of sheep, vineyards, doors, prisons (inGe 39:21ff, car; compareAc 5:23), etc. InEc 12:3, "The keepers of the h...

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Kehelathah

ke-he-la'-tha, ke-hel'-a-tha (qehlathah, "gathering," "assembly"): A desert camp of the Israelites between Rissah and Mt. Shepher (Nu 33:22,23). Situation is unknown.SeeWANDERIN...

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Keilah

ke-i'-la (qe`ilah; Keeilam):(1) A city of the Shephelah mentioned (Jos 15:44) along with Nezib, Aehzib and Mareshah. Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabi...

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Kelaiah

ke-la'-ya, ke-li'-a (qelayah, "swift for Yah"[?]; Kolios; Codex Vaticanus, Konos): One of the priests who had "foreign wives" (Ezr 10:23, also "Kelita"). In parallel list of 1 E...

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Kelita

kel'-i-ta, ke-li'-ta (qeliTa' "dwarf").SeeKELAIAH.

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Kemuel

kem'-u-el, ke-mu'-el (qemu'el, "God's mound"):(1) Nephew of Abraham (Ge 22:21), father of Aram, whom Ewald identifies with Ram ofJob 32:2; but compareGe 10:22, where Aram is des...

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Kenan

ke'-nan (qenan; Kainan): A son of Enosh, the son of Seth (Ge 5:9,10,12,13,14;1Ch 1:2). the King James Version form (except in1Ch 1:2), is "Cainan."

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Kenath

ke'-nath (qenath; Kaath kaanath, in Septuagint, Codex Alexandrinus): A city in Bashan, taken along with its "daughters," i.e. "villages" from the Amorites by Nobah who gave it h...

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Kenaz; Kenez

ke'-naz, ke'-nez (qenaz "hunting"):(1) A "duke" of Edom, grandson of Esau (Ge 36:11,15,42;1Ch 1:36,53).(2) Father of Othniel (Jos 15:17;Jud 1:13;3:9,11;1Ch 4:13).(3) The unident...

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Kenezite

ke'-nez-it (qenizzi; Kenezaios): the King James Version inGe 15:19and the Revised Version (British and American) uniformly, spell "Kenizzite." The Kenezites were the clan whose ...

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Kenites

ke'-nits (ha-qeni, haqeni; inNu 24:22andJud 4:11, qayin; of hoi Kenaioi, hoi Kinaioi): A tribe of nomads named in association with various other peoples. They are first mentione...

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Kenizzite

ken'-i-zit.SeeKENEZITE.

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Kenosis

ke-no'-sis: The word "kenosis" (kenosis) has entered theological language fromPhp 2:7, where in the sentence he "emptied himself" the Greek verb is ekenosen. "Kenosis," then, th...

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Keras

ke'-ras (Kiras): In 1 Esdras 5:29, the head of a family of temple-servants, called "Keroz" inEzr 2:44;Ne 7:47.

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Kerchief

ker'-chif (micpachoth; epibolaia): Occurs only inEze 13:18,21, in a passage which refers to some species of divination. Their exact shape or use is unknown. They were apparently...

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Keren-Happuch

ker'-en-hap'-uk, ke'-ren-hap'-uk (qeren happukh, "horn of antimony," i.e. beautifier; Septuagint Amaltheias keras): The 3rd daughter of Job (Job 42:14), born after his restorati...

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Kerioth

ke'-ri-oth, -oth (qeriyoth):(1) A city of Moab, named with Beth-meon and Bozrah (Jer 48:24,41). Here was a sanctuary of Chemosh, to which Mesha says (M S, l. 13) he dragged "the...

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Kerioth-Hezron

ke'-ri-oth-hez'-ron (qeriyoth chetsron;Jos 15:25says, "The same is Hazor"; the King James Version "Kerioth and Hezron which is Hazor"): One of the cities in the "south" of Judah...

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Kernel

kur'-nel (chartsannim, English Versions of the Bible "kernels"; Septuagint reads stemphullon used by Aristophanes as olives from which oil has been pressed, later, in same, of r...

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Keros

ke'-ros (qeroc, "fortress"(?)): One of the Nethinim (Ezr 2:44;Ne 7:47), an order appointed to the liturgical offices of the temple.SeeNETHINIM.

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Kesil

ke'-zil (Orion).SeeASTRONOMY.

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Kesitah

kes'-i-ta, ke-se'-ta (qesiTah).SeePIECE OF MONEY.

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Ketab

ke'-tab (Ketab): Ancestor of a family of Nethinim (1 Esdras 5:30).

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Kettle

ket'-'l: In English Versions of the Bible only in1Sa 2:14for dudh, "a vessel for cooking." The same word in2Ch 35:13is rendered "caldrons," and inJob 41:20(Hebrew 12), "pot."Ps ...

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Keturah

ke-tu'-ra, ke-too'-ra (qeTurah; Chettoura, "incense"): The second wife of Abraham (Ge 25:1;1Ch 1:32f). According to the Biblical tradition, he contracted this second marriage af...

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Key

ke (maphteach, an "opener"; compare kleis, "that which shuts"): Made of wood, usually with nails which fitted into corresponding holes in the lock, or rather bolt (Jud 3:25). Sa...

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Keys, Power Of The

kezI. THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED1. The Keys; and the Binding and Loosing2. Meaning of the Statements3. How Peter Is Related to These Powers4. Is the Primary Idea that of Position and...