Word Study · Strong's H7195 · Hebrew
קֶשֶׁר
qesher
keh'-sher
“an (unlawful) alliance”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an (unlawful) alliance
Rendered in the KJV as
confederacy, conspiracy, treason.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ2
- קֶ֥שֶׁר2
- קֶ֛שֶׁר2
- קָ֑שֶׁר2
- קָֽשֶׁר׃ ס2
- הַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙1
- קֶ֜שֶׁר1
- קֶ֗שֶׁר1
- קֶ֔שֶׁר1
- קֶ֙שֶׁר֙1
- קֶ֤שֶׁר1
How it is rendered · 6
- a conspiracy5
- treason5
- and conspiracy his2
- conspiracy2
- a conspiracy of1
- the conspiracy1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine singular12
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 12
- HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HNcmsc · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 2 Kings7 of 16 · 44%
- 2 Chronicles3 of 16 · 19%
- Isaiah2 of 16 · 13%
- 2 Samuel1 of 16 · 6%
- 1 Kings1 of 16 · 6%
2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings7 occurrences
- 2 Kings 11:14קֶ֥שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singularAnd she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”here: treason
- 2 Kings 11:14קָֽשֶׁר׃ סkashernoun · masculine singularAnd she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”here: treason
- 2 Kings 12:20קָ֑שֶׁרkashernoun · masculine singularAnd the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla.here: a conspiracy
- 2 Kings 14:19קֶ֛שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singularAnd conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.here: a conspiracy
- 2 Kings 15:15וְקִשְׁר֖וֹvekishroconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAs for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.here: and conspiracy his
- 2 Kings 15:30קֶ֜שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singularThen Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.here: a conspiracy
- 2 Kings 17:4קֶ֗שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singularBut the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.here: treason
2 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 23:13קֶ֥שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singularAnd she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”here: treason
- 2 Chronicles 23:13קָֽשֶׁר׃ סkashernoun · masculine singularAnd she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”here: treason
- 2 Chronicles 25:27קֶ֛שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singularFrom the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.here: a conspiracy
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 8:12קֶ֔שֶׁרkeshernoun · masculine singular“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.here: conspiracy
- Isaiah 8:12קָ֑שֶׁרkashernoun · masculine singular“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.here: conspiracy