God gathers, God has gathered
Strong's #H6909
Kabzeel was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:21, 2Samuel 23:20, 1Chronicles 11:22
Kadesh
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Kadesh-barnea
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Kaiwan
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Kanah
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Karkaa
Ground floor, floor
Strong's #H7173
Karkaa was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:3
Karkor
Foundation
Strong's #H7174
Karkor was located east of the Jordan River and south of the Jabbok River. Karkor is where Gideon's army crushed most of the remnants of the Midianite army.
References
Judges 8:10
Kartah
City
Strong's #H7177
Kartah was a Levitical city within the tribe of Zebulun's inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 21:34
Kartan
City plot, two cities
Strong's #H7178
Kartan was a Levitical city within the tribe of Naphtali's territory.
References
Joshua 21:32
Kattath
Small, littleness
Strong's #H7005
Kattath was a city given to the tribe of Zebulun as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 19:15
Kedemoth
Eastern, beginnings
Strong's #H6932
Kedemoth was a Levitical city within the tribe of Reuben's territory.
References
Deuteronomy 2:26, Joshua 13:18, 21:37, 1Chronicles 6:79
Kedesh
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Kehelathah
Convocation, assembly
Strong's #H6954
Kehelathah was one of the many places the children of Israel camped after they left Egypt.
References
Numbers 33:22 - 23
Keilah
Fortress, inclosing, citadel
Strong's #H7084
Keilah was a descendant of Caleb. Caleb is also the name of a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:44, 1Samuel 23:1 - 13, 1Chronicles 4:19, Nehemiah 3:17 - 18
Kenath
Possession
Strong's #H7079
Kenath and its surrounding villages, located in Gilead east of the Jordan, were taken by Nobah during the time of Moses. The area was renamed Nobah after its conquerer.
References
Numbers 32:42, 1Chronicles 2:23
Kenaz
Hunter
Strong's #H7073
Kenaz was one of Esau's eleven sons, all of which were called chieftans ("dukes" in the King James).
References
Genesis 36:40, 1Chronicles 1:51 - 54
Kerioth
Buildings, cities
Strong's #H7152
Kerioth was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land. Kerioth is also the name of a town within Moabite territory.
Judas Iscariot's last name may be a reference to the city of Kerioth in Judah where he might have been born or possibly lived in when he was called to be a disciple.
References
Joshua 15:25, Jeremiah 48:24, 41, Amos 2:2
Keturah
Perfumed, incense
Strong's #H6989
Keturah became Abraham's wife after his beloved Sarah died at the age of 127. Keturah bore Abraham six children whose names were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.
References
Genesis 25:1, 4, 1Chronicles 1:32 - 33
Kibrothhattaavah
Graves of the longing, graves of lust
Strong's #H6914
First location the children of Israel camped after leaving the desert of Sinai.
Kibrothhattaavah is the place where, after they complained, God miraculously produced quail for the Israelites. He then brought a plague on the people, killing many, for their sin of lust.
References
Numbers 11:34 - 35, 33:16 - 17, Deuteronomy 9:22
Kibzaim
Two gatherings, double heap
Strong's #H6911
Kibzaim was a Levitical city within the tribe of Ephraim's territory.
References
Joshua 21:22
Kidron
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Kinah
Lamentation
Strong's #H7016
Kinah was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:22
Kir
Wall, fortress
Strong's #H7024
Kir was a city located within the Assyrian Empire. After Tiglathpileser conquered Damascus he took captives from the city to Kir. Another place named Kir was also within Moabite territory.
References
2Kings 16:9, Isaiah 15:1, 22:6, Amos 1:5, 9:7
Kirharaseth (Kirhareseth, Kirheres)
Wall of potsherds, fortress of earthenware
Strong's #H7025
Kirharaseth (2Kings 3:25) is also called Kirhareseth (Isaiah 16:7) and Kirheres (Isaiah 16:11, Jeremiah 48:31, 36). It was a major city within Moabite territory on the major north-south trading route, east of the Jordan River, called the King's Highway.
References
2Kings 3:25, Isaiah 16:7, 11, Jeremiah 48:31, 36
Kiriathaim (Kirjathaim)
Two cities, double city
Strong's #H7156
The town of Shaveh Kiriathaim is where one of the first Biblical battles took place. Chedorlaomer and his allies, at the start of their campaign of war and pillaging, overcame the giant Emims in the city (Genesis 14:7). Many years later Moses and the Israelites took the city from the Amorites. It became part of the tribe of Reuben's inheritance in the Promised Land.
Another village named Kirjathaim (Kiriathaim) became a Levitical city within the tribe of Napthali's territory.
References
Genesis 14:5, Numbers 32:37, Joshua 13:19, 1Chronicles 6:76, Jeremiah 48:1, 23, Ezekiel 25:9
Kiriathjearim
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Kirjath
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Kirjatharba
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Kirjatharim
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Kirjathbaal
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Kirjathjearim
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Kirjathsannah
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Kirjathsepher
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Kish
A bow
Strong's #H7027
There are several people named Kish in the Old Testament. The most well known of these is the father of Israel's King Saul (1Samuel 9:1). He is called Cis, meaning a snare (G2797), in the King James New Testament (Acts 13:21).
References
1Samuel 9:1, 3, 10:11, 21, 14:51, 2Samuel 21:14, 1Chronicles 8:30, 33, 9:36, 39, 12:1, 23:21 - 22, 24:29, 26:28, 2Chronicles 29:12, Esther 2:5
Kishion
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Kishon
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Kison
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Kithlish
Wall of a man, man's wall
Strong's #H3798
Kithlish was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.
References
Joshua 15:40
Kitron
Incense, fumigative
Strong's #H7003
Kitron was a city given to the tribe of Zebulun as an inheritance in the Promised Land. The tribe, however, was unable to remove the natives from it.
References
Judges 1:30
Kohath
Assembly, allied
Strong's #H6955
Kohath was one of the sons of Levi who was the founder of the tribe named after him.
References
Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:16, 18, Numbers 3:17 - 29, 4:2 - 15, 7:9, 16:1, 26:57 - 58, 21:5 - 26, 1Chronicles 6:1 - 70, 15:5, 23:6, 12
Korah
Bald, ice
Strong's #H7141
Korah was the leader of a rebellion that wanted the same responsibilities as Moses and Aaron. God punished him and those involved with death through the earth miraculously swallowing them up!
Amazingly, even after the Israelites witnessed what took place, many in the congregation continued to complain about the two leaders. God's judgment was swift, as he sent a plague among the people that killed another 14,700 rebels.
The sons of Korah are credited with writing at least eleven Psalms.
References
Genesis 36:5 - 18, Exodus 6:21, 24, Numbers 16:1 - 49, 26:9 - 11, 27:3, 1Chronicles 1:35, 2:43, 6:22, 37, 9:19, Psalm 42:1, 44:1, 45:1, 46:1, 47:1, 48:1, 49:1, 84:1, 85:1, 87:1, 88:1