Biblical Names and their Meanings
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Group |
Description |
Reference |
| Kabzeel | God gathers | Joshua 15:21 |
| Kadesh | holiness | Genesis 14:7 |
| Kadeshbarnea | holiness | Numbers 32:8 |
| Kadmiel | he who is before God, i.e. God's servant | Ezra 2:40 |
| Kadmonites | easterners | Genesis 15:19 |
| Kaiwan | RSV for "Chiun" in KJV, meaning statue, idol | Amos 5:26 |
| Kallai | the swift (servant) of God | Nehemiah 12:20 |
| Kanah | place of reeds | Joshua 16:8 |
| Kareah | bald | Jeremiah 40:8 |
| Karka | ASV, RSV, JPS, etc., same as Karkaa | Joshua 15:3 |
| Karkaa | floor | Joshua 15:3 |
| Karkor | soft and level ground, foundation | Judges 8:10 |
| Karnaim | two horns, see Ashterothkarnaim | Genesis 14:5 |
| Kartah | city | Joshua 21:34 |
| Kartan | two towns | Joshua 21:32 |
| Kattath | small | Joshua 19:15 |
| Kedar | blackness, dark skinned | Genesis 25:13 |
| Kedemah | eastward | Genesis 25:15 |
| Kedemoth | eastern | Deuteronomy 2:26 |
| Kedesh | holy place | Joshua 12:22 |
| Kedeshnaphtali | holy place in Naphtali, a city of refuge | Judges 4:6 |
| Kehelathah | assembly | Numbers 33:22 |
| Keilah | fortress | Joshua 15:44 |
| Kelaiah | God has dishonoured | Ezra 10:23 |
| Kelita | assembly | Ezra 10:23 |
| Kemuel | God has raised up | Genesis 22:21 |
| Kenan | possession, same as Cainan | 1 Chronicles 1:2 |
| Kenath | possession | Numbers 32:42 |
| Kenaz | hunting, hunter | Genesis 36:11 |
| Kenezite | descendant of Kenaz, same as Kenizzite | Numbers 32:12 |
| Kenites | smiths | Genesis 15:19 |
| Kenizzites | descendants of Kenaz | Genesis 15:19 |
| Kerenhappuch | the horn of paint | Job 42:14 |
| Kerioth | cities | Joshua 15:25 |
| Keros | a weaver's comb, ankle | Ezra 2:44 |
| Kesil | Young's, Young's transliteration of the Hebrew word that is rendered as "Orion" in the KJV | Job 9:9 |
| Keturah | incense | Genesis 25:1 |
| Kezia | cassia (scented bark of this tree used as a fragrance) | Job 42:14 |
| Keziz | cut off | Joshua 18:21 |
| Kibrothhattaavah | the graves of lust | Numbers 11:34 |
| Kibzaim | two heaps, two gatherings | Joshua 21:22 |
| Kidron | turbid, dark | 2 Samuel 15:23 |
| Kimah | Young's, Young's transliteration of the Hebrew word that is rendered as "Pleiades" in the KJV | Job 9:9 |
| Kinah | lamentation | Joshua 15:22 |
| Kir | wall | 2 Kings 16:9 |
| Kirharaseth | wall of potsherds | 2 Kings 3:25 |
| Kirhareseth | wall of potsherds | Isaiah 16:7 |
| Kirharesh | wall of potsherds | Isaiah 16:11 |
| Kirheres | wall of potsherds | Jeremiah 48:31 |
| Kiriathaim | two cities, same as Kirjathaim , different word from Shavehkiriathaim in Genesis 14:5 | Jeremiah 48:1 |
| Kiriatharba | RSV, etc. city of Arba, same as Kirjatharba | Genesis 23:2 |
| Kiriatharim | RSV, etc., city of forests, same as Kirjatharim | Ezra 2:25 |
| Kiriathbaal | RSV, etc., city of Baal, same as Kirjathbaal | Joshua 15:60 |
| Kiriathhuzoth | RSV, etc., city of streets, same as Kirjathhuzoth | Numbers 22:39 |
| Kiriathjearim | RSV, etc., city of forests, same as Kirjathjearim | Joshua 9:17 |
| Kiriathsannah | RSV, etc., city of books, same as Kirjathsannah | Joshua 15:49 |
| Kiriathsepher | RSV, etc., city of books, same as Kirjathsepher | Joshua 15:15 |
| Kirjath | city | Joshua 18:28 |
| Kirjathaim | two cities | Numbers 32:37 |
| Kirjatharba | city of Arba | Genesis 23:2 |
| Kirjatharim | city of forests | Ezra 2:25 |
| Kirjathbaal | city of Baal, city of a ruler | Joshua 15:60 |
| Kirjathhuzoth | city of streets | Numbers 22:39 |
| Kirjathjearim | city of forests | Joshua 9:17 |
| Kirjathsannah | city of books | Joshua 15:49 |
| Kirjathsepher | city of books, same as Kirjathsannah | Joshua 15:15 |
| Kish | snaring, bent | 1 Samuel 9:1 |
| Kishi | the bow of God | 1 Chronicles 6:44 |
| Kishion | hardness | Joshua 19:20 |
| Kishon | hardness | Joshua 21:28 |
| Kithlish | a man's wall | Joshua 15:40 |
| Kitron | binding together, incense | Judges 1:30 |
| Kittim | those that bruise, same as Chittim | Genesis 10:4 |
| Koa | a stallion, hence figuratively a prince | Ezekiel 23:23 |
| Kohath | assembly | Genesis 46:11 |
| Kohathite | descendant of Kohath | Numbers 3:27 |
| Koheleth | JPS, speaker, translated as "Preacher" in KJV | Ecclesiastes 1:1 |
| Kolaiah | voice of God | Nehemiah 11:7 |
| Korah | baldness | Genesis 36:5 |
| Korahites | descendants of Korah | 1 Chronicles 9:19 |
| Kore | crier | 1 Chronicles 9:19 |
| Korhites | descendants of Korah | Exodus 6:24 |
| Koz | thorn | Ezra 2:61 |
| Kushaiah | the bow of God, same as Kishi | 1 Chronicles 15:17 |