Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A bow. ) A Levite of the family of Merari (1 Chr. 23:21; 24:29). ) A Benjamite of Jerusalem (1 Chr. 8:30; 9:36). ) A Levite in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:12). ) The great-grandfather of Mordecai (Esther 2:5). ) A Benjamite, the son of Abiel, and father of king Saul (1 Sam. 9:1, 3; 10:11, 21; 14:51; 2 Sam. 21:14). All that is recorded of him is that he sent his son Saul in search of his asses that had strayed, and that he was buried in Zelah. , Kish).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(a bow).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
KISH (a bow). A Levite, grandson of Merari. 1 Chr 23:21; 1 Chr 24:29. A Benjamite. 1 Chr 8:30; 1 Chr 9:36. Father of King Saul, of the family of Matri, son of Ner. 1 Sam 9:1, Num 1:3; 1 Sam 10:11, 2 Chr 11:21; Lev 14:51; 2 Sam 21:14; 1 Chr 8:33; 1 Chr 9:39; Neh 12:1; 1 Chr 26:28. A Levite. 2 Chr 29:12. A Benjamite and ancestor of Mordecai. Est 2:5. In Acts 13:21 he is called Cis.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
hard; difficult; straw; for age