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KIR - KUSHAIAH

sinful men from bondage to sin, Satan, and death. [See proskuneo, from kuneo, to kiss. Kings and judges of
Boaz, Jubilee, Justification.] the earth are exhorted to kiss the Son when He comes to
KIR (town, walled place). Am. 9:7. reign, lest He be angry, and they perish (Ps.
KIRHARASETH (fortress of earthenware). 2 Ki. 3:25. 2:12)” (Concise).
KIRHARESETH (brick fortress). Is. 16:7. KITE. A bird of prey of the falcon family (Le. 11:14;
KIRHARESH (brick fortress). Is. 16:11. De. 14:13).
KIRHERES (brick fortress). Je. 48:31. KITHLISH (a whited wall). Jos. 15:40.
KIRIATHAIM (double city). Je. 48:1. KITRON (very small). Ju. 1:30.
KIRIOTH. [See Kerioth.] KITTIM (contusions). Ge. 10:4.
KNIT. (1) Firmly fastened (Jud. 20:11; 1 Sa. 18:1;
KIRJATH (a city). Jos. 18:28. Ps. 85:11). (2) Tied; bound (Ac. 10:11). (3) United; at
KIRJATHAIM, KIRIATHAIM (double city). Nu. one (Col. 2:2,19).
32:37. KNOP. This was used in architecture and in the
KIRJATHARBA (city of Arba, city of four). golden candlestick in the temple. It resembled round
Afterwards called Hebron (Ge. 23:2; 35:27; Jos. 14:15; apples or pomegranates (Ex. 25:33-36; 37:17-22; 1 Ki.
15:13, 54; 20:7; 21:11; Ju. 1:10; Ne. 11:25). 6:18; 7:24).
KIRJATHARIM (city of woods). Ezr. 2:25. KNOW. (1) Knowledge; understanding (Ge. 3:5, 7,
KIRJATHBAAL (city of the rich man). Jos. 15:60. 22). (2) Intimate sexual relations (Ge. 4:1, 17, 25; Mt.
KIRJATHHUZOTH (city of streets). Nu. 22:39. 1:25).
KIRJATHJEARIM (city of woods). The former name KNOWLEDGE, TO TAKE. To take notice; to know
was Kirjath-Baal (Jos. 15:60; 18:14). The ark remained (Ru. 2:19).
there for many years (Jos. 9:17; 15:9; 18:15; Ju. 18:12; KOHATHITES (belonging to kohath). Nu. 3:27,30;
1 Sa. 6:21; 7:1-2; 1 Ch. 2:50, 52, 53; 13:5-6; 2 Ch. 1:4; 4:18,34,37; 10:21; 26:57; Jos. 21:4,10; 1 Ch. 6:33, 54;
Ne. 7:29; Je. 26:20). Other names for this city are 9:32; 2 Ch. 20:19; 29:12; 34:12.
“Kirjath” (Jo. 18:28), “Kirjath-Arim (Ezr. 2:25), KOLAIAH (the voice of God). Ne. 11:7.
”Baalah" (Jos. 15:9-11), and “Baale of Judah” (2 Sa. KORAH (baldness). A Levite who led a rebellion
6:2). against Aaron and Moses (Nu. 16:1-50; 26:9-11; 27:3;
KIRJATHSANNAH (city of cleanliness). Jos. 15:49. Jude 11). Korah was proud and refused to submit
KIRJATHSEPHER (city of books). Jos. 15:15. himself to God-ordained leadership. There are
KISH (fowling, hard). 1 Sa. 9:1. multitudes following the spirit of Korah today who will
KISHI (hunting of God). 1 Ch. 6:44. not put themselves under the authority of God-called
KISHION (very hard). Jos. 19:20. pastors in the churches. Like Korah, these say to the
God-called pastor, “You take too much upon you, seeing
KISHON, KISON (very crooked). Ju. 5:21; Ps. 83:9. all the congregation are holy” (Nu. 16:3). These will not
KISS. In the Old Testament, the kiss signified acknowledge that God has made some men rulers over
reconciliation (Ge. 33:4), honor (Ex. 18:7; 1 Sa. 10:1), His congregations (Ac. 20:28; 1 Th. 4:12, 13; He. 13:7,
worship (1 Ki. 19:18; Job 31:27; Psa. 2:12), affection 17). [See Church, Diotrephes, Nicolaitan, Pastor.]
(Ge. 48:10), and intimacy (Song 1:2). A kiss was KORE (crier, reader). 1 Ch. 9:19; 26:1,19.
practiced by the early churches (Ro. 16:16; 1 Co. 16:20;
2 Co. 13:12; 1 Th. 5:26; 1 Pe. 5:14). Jesus was betrayed KO R H I T E S , KO R AT H I T E S , KO R A H I T E S .
with a kiss (Mt. 26:48, 49; Mk. 14:44; Lk. 22:47). Descendants of Korah, the grandson of Kohath. Eleven
“Permission to kiss the hand of a superior is a mark of Psalms are ascribed to them (Ex. 6:24; Nu. 26:58; 1 Ch.
honor. The heathen kissed their gods (1 Ki. 19:18; Ho. 9:19,31; 12:6; 26:1; 2 Ch. 20:19).
8:2). In the case of distant objects of worship, like the KOZ (the thorn). Ezr. 2:61.
sun and moon, they kissed the hand (Job 31:26,27), KUSHAIAH (bow of the Lord). 1 Ch. 15:17.
hence the most usual word for worship in the N.T. is

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