Kish
Kish, a Benjamite, was an ancestor of Mordecai, the cousin and guardian of Queen Esther.
The name Kish means “hard; difficult; straw; for age”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Esther 2:5; only referred to as Kish (קִישׁ); father of Shimei.
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Alternative names
- קִישׁKish
Mentions
- Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish.