וְ/קִֽישׁ
𐤅/𐤒𐤉𐤔
Qish
and Kish
Qîysh (Kish) is a proper name, functioning as a personal name of several Israelite men in the Hebrew Bible. Its semantic range encompasses designation as the father of Shaul (Saul), the first Israelite king, as well as additional Israelite figures from various tribal lineages. Outside of its use as a name, there is no independent attested common noun with this vocalization in biblical Hebrew. While Strong presumed a link to 'bow,' this is not linguistically supported for the personal name.
1 Chronicles 23:21 · Word #8
Lexicon H7027
| Lemma | קִישׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤉𐤔 |
| Transliteration | Qish |
| Strong's | H7027 |
| Definition | Qîysh (Kish) is a proper name, functioning as a personal name of several Israelite men in the Hebrew Bible. Its semantic range encompasses designation as the father of Shaul (Saul), the first Israelite king, as well as additional Israelite figures from various tribal lineages. Outside of its use as a name, there is no independent attested common noun with this vocalization in biblical Hebrew. While Strong presumed a link to 'bow,' this is not linguistically supported for the personal name. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Kish |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7027-03
and Qish
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + proper masculine singular noun (personal name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a proper masculine personal name with a prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”). Since קִישׁ functions solely as a personal name in biblical Hebrew and has no attested common noun meaning, it is faithfully rendered by transliteration, preserving the conjunction. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Qish
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Qish |