Easton’s dictionary

Nearly 4,000 clear, readable entries on the people, places, words and ideas of the Bible, by a Scottish minister. A good first place to look.

• KabzeelGathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea (Josh. 15:21),...
• KadeshThe sacred city of the Hittites, on the left bank of the Orontes, about 4 miles south...
• KadeshHoly, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern...
• KadmielBefore God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from...
• KadmonitesOrientals, the name of a Canaanitish tribe which inhabited the north-eastern part of...
• KanahReedy; brook of reeds. (1.) A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and...
• KareahBald, the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who for a time were loyal to Gedaliah, the...
• KarkaaA floor; bottom, a place between Adar and Azmon, about midway between the...
• KarkorFoundation, a place in the open desert wastes on the east of Jordan (Judg. 8:10), not...
• KartahCity, a town in the tribe of Zebulun assigned to the Levites of the family of Merari...
• KartanDouble city, a town of Naphali, assigned to the Gershonite Levites, and one of the...
• Kattath(Josh. 19:15), a town of Asher, has been identified with Kana el Jelil. (See CANA.)
• KedarDark-skinned, the second son of Ishmael (Gen. 25:13). It is the name for the nomadic...
• KedemahEastward, the last-named of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15).
• KedemothBeginnings; easternmost, a city of Reuben, assigned to the Levites of the family of...
• KedeshSanctuary. (1.) A place in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:23). Probably the same...
• KedronThe valley, now quite narrow, between the Mount of Olives and Mount Moriah. The upper...
• KehelathahAssembly, one of the stations of the Israelites in the desert (Num. 33:22, 23).
• KeilahCitadel, a city in the lowlands of Judah (Josh. 15:44). David rescued it from the...
• KelitaDwarf, a Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people (Neh. 8:7; 10:10).
• KemuelHelper of God, or assembly of God. (1.) The third son of Nahor (Gen. 22:21). (2.) Son...
• KenathPossession, a city of Gilead. It was captured by Nobah, who called it by his own name...
• KenazHunter. (1.) One of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. He became the chief of an...
• KenitesSmiths, the name of a tribe inhabiting the desert lying between southern Palestine and...
• Kenizzite(1.) The name of a tribe referred to in the covenant God made with Abraham (Gen....
• KerchiefMentioned only Ezek. 13:18, 21, as an article of apparel or ornament applied to the...
• Keren-HappuchHorn of the face-paint = cosmetic-box, the name of Job’s third daughter (Job. 42:14),...
• KeriothCities. (1.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). Judas the traitor was...
• Kesitah(Gen. 33:19, R.V., marg., a Hebrew word, rendered, A.V., pl. “pieces of money,” marg.,...
• KettleA large pot for cooking. The same Hebrew word (dud, “boiling”) is rendered also “pot”...
• KeturahIncense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death (Gen....
• KeyFrequently mentioned in Scripture. It is called in Hebrew maphteah, i.e., the opener...
• KeziaCassia, the name of Job’s second daughter (42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.
• KezizAbrupt; cut off, a city of the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 18:21).
• Kibroth-HattaavahThe graves of the longing or of lust, one of the stations of the Israelites in the...
• KibzaimTwo heaps, a city of Ephraim, assigned to the Kohathite Levites, and appointed as a...
• KidThe young of the goat. It was much used for food (Gen. 27:9; 38:17; Judg. 6:19; 14:6)....
• Kidron= Kedron = Cedron, turbid, the winter torrent which flows through the Valley of...
• KinahAn elegy, a city in the extreme south of Judah (Josh. 15:22). It was probably not far...
• Kine(Heb. sing. parah, i.e., “fruitful”), mentioned in Pharaoh’s dream (Gen. 41: 18). Here...
• KingIs in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether...
• Kingdom of God(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = “kingdom of Christ” (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) =...
• Kingly Office of ChristOne of the three special relations in which Christ stands to his people. Christ’s...
• Kings, the Books ofThe two books of Kings formed originally but one book in the Hebrew Scriptures. The...
• King’s DaleMentioned only in Gen. 14:17; 2 Sam. 18:18, the name given to “the valley of Shaveh,”...
• KinsmanHeb. goel, from root meaning to redeem. The goel among the Hebrews was the nearest...
• KirA wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after...
• Kir of MoabIsa. 15:1. The two strongholds of Moab were Ar and Kir, which latter is probably the...
• Kir-HarasethBuilt fortress, a city and fortress of Moab, the modern Kerak, a small town on the...
• KirjathCity, a city belonging to Benjamin (Josh. 18:28), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i.e.,...
• Kirjath-ArbaCity of Arba, the original name of Hebron (q.v.), so called from the name of its...
• Kirjath-HuzothCity of streets, Num. 22:39, a Moabite city, which some identify with Kirjathaim....
• Kirjath-JearimCity of jaars; i.e., of woods or forests, a Gibeonite town (Josh. 9:17) on the border...
• Kirjath-SannahCity of the sannah; i.e., of the palm(?), Josh. 15:49; the same as Kirjath-sepher...
• Kirjath-SepherCity of books, Josh. 15:15; same as Kirjath-sannah (q.v.), now represented by the...
• KirjathaimTwo cities; a double city. (1.) A city of refuge in Naphtali (1 Chr. 6:76). (2.) A...
• KishA bow. (1.) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 23:21; 24:29). (2.) A Benjamite...
• KishionHardness, a city of Issachar assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Josh. 19:20), the...
• KishonWinding, a winter torrent of Central Palestine, which rises about the roots of Tabor...
• KissOf affection (Gen. 27:26, 27; 29:13; Luke 7:38, 45); reconciliation (Gen. 33:4; 2 Sam....
• KiteAn unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev. 11:14; Deut. 14:13). The Hebrew word...
• KithlishA man’s wall, a town in the plain of Judah (Josh. 15:40). It has been identified with Jelameh.
• KitronKnotty, a city of Zebulun (Judg. 1:30), called also Kattath (Josh. 19:15); supposed to...
• Kittim(Gen. 10:4). (See CHITTIM.)
• KneadTo prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 28:24; Hos. 7:4).
• Kneading-TroughThe vessel in which the dough, after being mixed and leavened, was left to swell or...
• Knife(1.) Heb. hereb, “the waster,” a sharp instrument for circumcision (Josh. 5:2, 3, lit....
• Knock“Though Orientals are very jealous of their privacy, they never knock when about to...
• KnopSome architectural ornament. (1.) Heb. kaphtor (Ex. 25:31-36), occurring in the...
• KoaHe-camel, occurs only in Ezek. 23:23, some province or place in the Babylonian empire,...
• KohathAssembly, the second son of Levi, and father of Amram (Gen. 46:11). He came down to...
• KohathitesThe descendants of Kohath. They formed the first of the three divisions of the Levites...
• KorahIce, hail. (1.) The third son of Esau, by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:14; 1 Chr. 1:35). (2.) A...
• KorahitesThat portion of the Kohathites that descended from Korah. (1.) They were an important...
• KorePartridge. (1.) A Levite and temple-warder of the Korahites, the son of Asaph. He was...
• KorhitesA Levitical family descended from Korah (Ex. 6:24; 1 Chr. 12:6; 26:1; 2 Chr. 20:19).
• KozThorn. (1.) A descendant of Judah. 1 Chr. 4:8, “Coz;” R.V., “Hakkoz.” (2.) A priest,...