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Strong's #3678 - כִּסֵּא
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- seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool
- seat (of honour), throne
- royal dignity, authority, power (figuratively)
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1245) xk (כס KS) AC: Cover CO: Cup AB: ?: (eng: case)
A) xk (כס KS) AC: ? CO: Seat AB: ?: The seat is like a cup that holds, conceals, a person. A covering of something. To cover a group by counting.
Nm) xk (כס KS) - Seat: KJV (1): seat - Strongs: H3676 (כֵּס)
Nf1) exk (כסה KSH) - Cup: [df: hVq hwVq] KJV (4): cover, cup - Strongs: H7184 (קַשְׂוָה)
Nf2 ) txk (כסת KST) - I. Inkwell:A cup for holding ink. II. Amulets:A sewn arm or wrist band as a covering. KJV (5): pillow, inkhorn - Strongs: H3704 (כֶּסֶת), H7083 (קֶסֶת)
Nf3) tfxk (כסות KSWT) - Covering: Covering, raiment, vesture. KJV (8): covering, raiment, vesture - Strongs: H3682 (כְּסוּת)
hf1) exkm (מכסה MKSH) - Value: According to a number. KJV (2): number, worth - Strongs: H4373 (מִכְסָה)
km) xkm (מכס MKS) - Tribute: An assessment based on a number. KJV (6): tribute - Strongs: H4371 (מֶכֶס)
lf2 ) txkxk (כסכסת KSKST) - Scales: The covering of a fish. Also the scales of leather armor. [df: tVqVq] KJV (8): scales, mail - Strongs: H7193 (קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת)
rfm ) ifxk (כסוי KSWY) - Covering: KJV (2): covering - Strongs: H3681 (כָּסוּי)
B) xxk (כסס KSS) AC: Count CO: Number AB: ?: To cover a group by counting.
V) xxk (כסס KSS) - Count: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) count - Strongs: H3699 (כָּסַס)
E) axk (כסא KSA) AC: Appoint CO: Seat AB: ?: The seat is like a cup that holds, conceals, a person.
Nm) axk (כסא KSA) - Appointed: To be set in place. [df: hok] KJV (2): appoint - Strongs: H3677 (כֶּסֶה)
em ) axik (כיסא KYSA) - Seat: Usually a throne or seat of authority. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: hok] KJV (138): throne, seat, stool - Strongs: H3678 (כִּסֵּא), H3764 (כָּרְסֵא)
H) exk (כסה KSH) AC: Cover CO: ? AB: ?: A hiding, covering or concealing of something.
V) exk (כסה KSH) - Cover: [df: hVk] KJV (153): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Pual, Piel, Participle) cover, hide, conceal, overwhelm, clad, close, cloth - Strongs: H3680 (כָּסָה), H3780 (כָּשָׂה)
hm ) exkm (מכסה MKSH) - Covering: What covers something. KJV (16): covering - Strongs: H4372 (מִכְסֶה)
km) exkm (מכסה MKSH) - Covering: What covers something. KJV (4): cover, clothing - Strongs: H4374 (מְכַסֶּה)
J) xfk (כוס KWS) AC: ? CO: Cup AB: ?: A cup holds its contents.
Nf) xfk (כוס KWS) - I. Cup: II. Owl:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (34): cup, owl - Strongs: H3563 (כּוֹס)
M) xik (כיס KYS) AC: ? CO: Bag AB: ?: A cup or bag that conceals its contents.
Nm) xik (כיס KYS) - Bag: KJV (6): bag, purse - Strongs: H3599 (כִּיס)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
noun masculine 2 Samuel 7:16 seat of honour, throne (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician (plural) כרסים; Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא, ; Biblical Aramaic כָּרְסֵא, Zinjirli כרסא DHM Sendsch. 58. 44; Arabic ; but Assyrian kussu; perhaps Akkadian loan-word; ideogram iƒ GU. ZA, compare Dl HWB 343); — absolute כִּסֵּא Genesis 41:40 +; כִּסֵּת 1 Kings 10:19 (twice in verse); Job 26:9, הַכִּסֶּא Ezekiel 1:26; construct כִּסֵּא 2 Samuel 3:10 +, כֵּס Exodus 17:16 (si vera lectio; see below); suffix כִּסְאִי 1 Kings 1:13 +, כִּסְאֲךָ 2 Samuel 7:16 +, כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ 1 Kings 5:19 +, כִּסְאוֺ Exodus 11:5 +; plural כִּסְאוֺת Psalm 122:5 (twice in verse); suffix כִּסְאוֺתָם Ezekiel 26:16; Isaiah 14:9; — seat of honour, usually
1. a. of king = throne Genesis 41:40 (E), Exodus 11:5; Exodus 12:29 (both J) 1 Kings 2:19; Isaiah 47:1; Ezekiel 26:16; of queen-mother 1 Kings 2:19 b; מַלְכוּתוֺ׳כ Esther 5:1 his royal throne; of future (Messianic) prince Zechariah 6:13 a (in v b read עליֿמינוᵐ5 Sta ZAW 1881,10); of dead kings in She'ôl Isaiah 14:9; ׳נָתַן כ, in, or against a place, said of king himself, (only Jeremiah) is a sign of conquest ( Jeremiah 1:15); so ׳שִׂים כּ Jeremiah 43:10, and (of ׳י) Jeremiah 49:38; in Judges 3:20, though of king, not seat of office; 12t. elsewhere, literal
b. throne of ׳י (אלהים) as heavenly king, Isaiah 6:1; Ezekiel 1:26 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 10:1; 1 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 18:18; Job 26:9; Psalm 11:4; Isaiah 66:1 heaven is my throne; as seat of judgment Psalm 9:5; Psalm 9:8; in oath יָד עַלכּכֵּס יָהּ Exodus 17:16 (compare Di; > Cler JDMich Ges Buhl SS נֵס banner; ᵐ5 κρυφαία √ כסה, favours כס); Jerusalem called throne of ׳י Jeremiah 3:17, so the sanctuary Jeremiah 17:12 (כָּבוֺד מָרוֺם׳כ), Ezekiel 43:7.
2 of high priest 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 4:13,18; of honoured guest 2 Kings 4:10; of governor Nehemiah 3:7; of (unjust) judge הַוּוֺת׳כ Psalm 94:20; = conspicuous seat (literally) Proverbs 9:14; = seat of distinction, explicitly כָּבוֺד׳כ Isaiah 22:23; ׳כ alone 2 Kings 25:28 (twice in verse) = Jeremiah 52:32 (twice in verse); Esther 3:1.
3. a. figurative = royal dignity, authority, power, הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכִסְאוֺ נָקִי 2 Samuel 14:9; ׳לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֺ וּלְבֵיתוֺ וּלְכ 1 Kings 2:33; especially kingdom, with verbs of setting up, establishing, ׳י subject, דָוִד׳הֵקִים כ 2 Samuel 3:10, כִסְאֲךָוּבָנִיתִי Psalm 89:5, so with שִׂים Psalm 89:30; king subject, בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאוֺסָעַד Proverbs 20:28; passive דָוִד יִהְיֶה נכִון׳כ 1 Kings 2:45 the throne of David shall be established, compare 2 Samuel 7:16 = 1 Chronicles 17:14; ׳וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כ Isaiah 16:5 (of Messianic reign); so (in General) ׳בִּצְדָקָה יִכּוֺן כ Proverbs 16:12, compare Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 29:14; intransitive (with הָיָה) Psalm 89:37; more fully, ׳י subject, מַמְלַכְתּוֺ׳וְכֹנַנְתִּי אֶתכֿ 2 Samuel 7:13 (כֹּנֵן כסאו in "" 1 Chronicles 17:12), מַמְלַכְתְּךָ עַֿ׳יִשְׂרָאֵלוַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶתכֿ 1 Kings 9:5, compare "" 2 Chronicles 7:18 and ׳וַהֲכִינוֺתִי כ <Times New Roman>מַלְכוּתוֺ עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵל 1 Chronicles 22:10; also ׳מגּר כ Psalm 89:45 cast down throne, of Gentile nations ׳מַמְלָכוֺתוְהָפַכְתִּי כ Haggai 2:22; ׳יָשַׁב עלכֿ sit on the throne of any one (especially David) = be his successor 1 Kings 1:13,17,20,24,27,30,35,48; 1 Kings 2:12; 1 Kings 3:6; 2 Kings 13:13, especially Jeremiah 13:13; Jeremiah 17:25; Jeremiah 22:2 5t. Jeremiah; לָ֑ךְ׳ֵישְׁבוּ לְכ Psalm 132:12; more fully 1 Chronicles 29:23; causative ׳הוֺשִׁיב עלכֿ 1 Kings 2:24; 1 Kings 5:19; 2 Kings 10:3; ׳הֹשִׁיב לַכּ figurative Job 36:7, of placing in honour; לָ֑ךְ׳מִמְּרִי בִטְנְךָ אָשִׁית לְכ Psalm 132:11; ישׁב׳עלכֿ also = take one's seat as king, become actual king, possess royalty 1 Kings 16:11, often sit on the throne of Israel 1 Kings 8:20,25 2 Chronicles 6:10,16; 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Kings 10:30; 2 Kings 15:12; Jeremiah 33:17; without ישׁב 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 9:5, compare also Isaiah 9:6 (Messiah); ישׁב עלכֿסא מַמְלַכְתּוֺ Deuteronomy 17:18, עלכֿסא הַמְּלוּכָה 1 Kings 1:46, and even עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵללָשֶׁבֶת׳עַלכִּֿסֵּא מַלְכוּת י 1 Chronicles 28:5; also הַמְּלָכִים ישׁב׳עַלכֿ 2 Kings 11:19, "" הַמַּמְלָכָה׳כ 2 Chronicles 23:30; of (royal) throne as judgment seat Proverbs 20:8, compare also Psalm 122:5; set one upon the throne of Israel ׳ישׂ׳עלכֿ ׳נתן פ 1 Kings 10:9 compare "" 2 Chronicles 9:8; in comparative sentence ׳יְגַדֵּל אֶתכִּֿסְאוֺ מִכּ, i.e. make him a more powerful king than, 1 Kings 1:37, compare 1 Kings 1:47; of king of Babylon, מִמַּעַל לְכוֺכְבֵיאֵֿל אָרִים כִּסְאִי Isaiah 14:13. In Psalm 45:7 ׳כִּסְאֲךָ אלהים וגו the text is probably corrupt: AE Hi Ew Bae read thy throne is ( a throne) of God; Bi Che insert הקימונכונה יסודתו thy throne [ its foundation is firmly fixed], God [has established it]; see further Dr§ 194, Obs..
b. throne of׳(אלהים) י = his royal dignity, sovereign, Lamentations 5:19; Psalm 93:2; Psalm 103:19 (׳הֵכִין כ; "" מַלְכוּת); כְבוֺדֶ֑ךָ׳כ Jeremiah 14:21; קָדְשׁוֺ׳יָשַׁב עַלכֿ Psalm 47:9; צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁמָּט מְכוֺן כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ Psalm 89:15; compare Psalm 97:2.
כסא (see Biblical Hebrew כִּסֵּא throne).
כִּסֵּא twice כִּסֵּה Job 26:9; 1 Kings 10:19 with suff. כִּסְאִי (for כִּסְּאִי); pl. כִּסְאוֹת (for כִּסְּאוֹת) m. a seat, lofty and covered with a canopy or hanging, (from the root כָּסָא, כָּסָה); hence, a royal throne, Job 36:7; 2 Samuel 3:10 fully כּ׳ הַמַּמְלָכָה 2 Samuel 7:13 כּ׳ הַמַּלְכוּת 1 Chronicles 22:10; 2 Chronicles 7:18 also that of God, Jeremiah 3:17 the tribunal of a judge, Psalms 122:5; Nehemiah 3:7 the seat of the high priest, 1 Samuel 1:9, 4:13 rarely used of a common seat, 2 Kings 4:10; Proverbs 9:14. (Arab. كُرِْسُّ, Aram. ܟܘܽܪܣܝܐܳ, כָּרְסֵא id., the letter רֽ being inserted before the letter which had been doubled, rs for ss; see below under the letter. In the root itself the Samaritans have for כִּסָּה, Ecc 6:1-12