כׇּרְסֵא
𐤊𐤓𐤎𐤀
korçêʼ
H3764 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A seat of honor or authority, usually used in royal or judicial contexts to denote a throne or official seat occupied by a ruler or high-ranking official. In Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible, כׇּרְסֵא refers specifically to the high seat associated with kingship or divine authority.
Semantic Range
throne of a king, royal seat, seat of authority, judgment seat, divine throne
Root / Etymology
Borrowed from Akkadian kursīu (throne, seat) and related to the Hebrew כִּסֵּא, both deriving from a root conveying 'to seat' or 'to place.' The Hebrew כִּסֵּא shares the same basic meaning, but the forms diverge between Hebrew and Aramaic usage, with כׇּרְסֵא being the Aramaic form.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible (primarily Daniel and Ezra), כׇּרְסֵא is the standard term for 'throne,' whereas כִּסֵּא is used in the Hebrew sections. The term is primarily found in contexts relating to royal or divine authority, as in visions of heavenly thrones (e.g., Daniel 7:9-10) or references to earthly monarchs. It never refers to ordinary seats or benches, but always to those imbued with political or cosmic authority. Later Jewish tradition continued to use cognate forms, and in post-biblical Aramaic, the word remains current in liturgical and cultural contexts. English translations often render both כִּסֵּא and כׇּרְסֵא as 'throne,' but the underlying Aramaic form marks distinct literary or historical strata in the Tanakh. The Greek Septuagint usually renders the term as θρόνoς (thronos). There is no evidence of this term being used for non-human or ordinary furniture; the focus is always on seat of highest authority.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
(Aramaic) corresponding to כִּסֵּא; a throne; throne.
Bantu Hebrew
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כסא (k-s-ʾ) — to seat, to place, to establish
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3764-01 |
כָּרְסֵ֣א | karese | ANcmsc |
throne | throne of | 1 |
H3764-03 |
כָרְסָוָן֙ | kharesavan | ANcmpa |
thrones | thrones | 1 |
H3764-02 |
כָּרְסְיֵ/הּ֙ | kareseyeh | ANcmsc/Sp3ms |
his throne | his royal seat | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3764-01 |
Daniel 5:20 | כָּרְסֵ֣א | karese | ANcmsc |
throne | throne of |
H3764-03 |
Daniel 7:9 | כָרְסָוָן֙ | kharesavan | ANcmpa |
thrones | thrones |
H3764-02 |
Daniel 7:9 | כָּרְסְיֵ/הּ֙ | kareseyeh | ANcmsc/Sp3ms |
his throne | his royal seat |