לְ/קִ֖ישׁ
𐤋/𐤒𐤉𐤔
Qish
of 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 Samuel 9:3 · Word #3
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 HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of Kish |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7027-01
to Qish
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) + proper masculine singular personal name קִישׁ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to the proper name קִישׁ (Qîysh). As a personal name with no attested common noun meaning, it is transliterated rather than translated, and the prefixed preposition is preserved as "to." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Qish
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Qish |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)