Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Keren-happuch
People & Groups - Old Testament
Keren-happuch was Job’s third daughter, born after God restored Job’s prosperity. Her name refers to a horn or container of cosmetic eye paint.
Kerenhappuch
People & Groups - Old Testament
Kerenhappuch was the youngest daughter of Job, born during the period of his restored prosperity. Her name means “horn of beauty” or refers to eye cosmetics.
Kerioth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Kerioth names a town in southern Judah and a city of Moab. The Judahite place may be connected with the name Iscariot, though the identification is not certain.
KERIOTH-HEZRON
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Kerioth-hezron was a city in the southern territory of Judah, also called Hazor in Joshua 15:25. Its site has been associated with a ruin north of Tell Arad, though the identification remains uncertain.
KERNEL
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Kernel is a traditional rendering of a word in Numbers 6:4, though the underlying term is uncertain. It may refer to grape stones or husks, or possibly to sour grapes.
Keros
People & Groups - Old Testament
Keros was a family or ancestor of the Nethinim whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The Nethinim served in the work of the temple.
Kesitah
Measures & Money - Old Testament
Kesitah was a monetary unit mentioned in the accounts of Jacob, Joshua, and Job. It was probably a piece of money of a fixed weight, perhaps shaped like a lamb.
Kettle
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A kettle was a large cooking vessel used for preparing food and sacrificial offerings. Related Hebrew terms are also translated “pot,” “caldron,” or “basket.”
Keturah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Keturah was Abraham’s wife after Sarah’s death and the mother of six sons. Her descendants became several peoples living to the south and east of Canaan.
Key
Objects & Symbols - Both
A key was a device for opening a lock and, figuratively, a sign of authority or responsibility. Scripture speaks of keys connected with the kingdom, knowledge, death, Hades, and the abyss.
KEYS, POWER OF THE
Doctrine & Theology - New Testament
The power of the keys refers to Christ’s figurative promise concerning the keys of the kingdom of heaven and the authority to bind and loose. Christian interpreters have understood this as authority and responsibility concerning admission, teaching, discipline, and the church’s witness.
Kezia
People & Groups - Old Testament
Kezia was Job’s second daughter, born after his affliction and restoration. Her name means “cassia,” a fragrant spice.
KEZIAH
People & Groups - Old Testament
Keziah was the second daughter born to Job after God restored him from his affliction. Her name means “cassia,” referring to a fragrant plant.
Keziz
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Keziz was a city or valley on the eastern side of Benjamin. Its exact location is unknown.
Kibroth-hattaavah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Kibroth-hattaavah, meaning “graves of lust” or “graves of greed,” was an Israelite wilderness camp. There the people craved meat, and a plague followed the provision of quail.
Kibrothhattaavah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Kibrothhattaavah was the wilderness station where Israel complained about the manna and desired meat. God sent quail, but many died under the resulting judgment.
Kibzaim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Kibzaim was a city in Ephraim assigned to the Kohathite Levites and designated as a city of refuge. It is also called Jokmeam in a parallel list.
KICK
Christian Life - New Testament
To kick against the goad is to resist painfully and uselessly the guidance intended to direct one. Jesus used this proverb when confronting Saul’s persecution of His people on the road to Damascus.
Kid
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A kid is a young goat commonly used as food and sacrifice. The law prohibited boiling a kid in its mother’s milk.
KIDNAPPING (MANSTEALING)
Sin & Judgment - Both
Kidnapping, or manstealing, is the crime of unlawfully seizing a person. The Mosaic law condemned it as a capital offense, and the New Testament lists manstealers among serious sinners.
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