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    Kish

    KISH

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Bow; Power; Snare
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Kish (spelled Cis in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including 1 Samuel 9:1-2.
    First appears in
    1 Samuel — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Kish sent his son to find donkeys — and found a kingdom instead. His story teaches that God's greatest appointments often begin with life's most ordinary errands.
    King James verses
    • 1 Samuel 9:1-2

      "Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, a mighty man of power. And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly."

    • 1 Samuel 9:3

      "And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses."

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