כִּסֵּא kisse
Hebrew word for “throne” · Strong’s H3678 · used 135 times in 124 verses
Meaning
1) seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool; 1a) seat (of honour), throne; 1b) royal dignity, authority, power (fig.)
Senses in the lexicon
- throne (124)
- throne: seat (10)
- (Hall of) the Throne (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for kisse in context, with how often each is used:
- throne 116
- seat 9
- thrones 4
- belonged to the throne 3
- more than the throne 1
- more than throne 1
- chair 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 34 | 2.6 | |
| Psalms | 18 | 0.9 | |
| Jeremiah | 17 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 10 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Kings | 8 | 0.7 | |
| Isaiah | 8 | 0.5 | |
| Proverbs | 6 | 0.9 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 5 | 0.5 | |
| Ezekiel | 5 | 0.3 | |
| 1 Samuel | 4 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Samuel | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Esther | 3 | 1.0 |
Also in 10 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
1 Kings 1 (11), 1 Kings 2 (6), Psalms 89 (5), 1 Kings 10 (3), 2 Chronicles 9 (3), Jeremiah 22 (3), 1 Samuel 4 (2), 2 Samuel 7 (2), 1 Kings 8 (2), 1 Kings 22 (2)
Forms
- כסא 52
- כסאו 31
- כסאי 10
- לכסא 9
- הכסא 7
- כסאך 7
- וכסאו 5
- וכסא 3
- לכסה 2
- כסאות 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with kisse more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 62
- דָּוִד david “David” 30
- כּוּן kun “to establish” 17
- עוֹלָם olam “forever” 19
- שְׁלֹמֹה shelomoh “Solomon” 12
- מַלְכוּת malkhut “royalty” 9
- אָב av “father” 16
- מַמְלָכָה mamlakhah “kingdom” 9
- קוּם qum “to arise” 12
- אַחַר achar “after” 12
- מִשְׁפָּט mishpat “justice” 10
- אָדוֹן adon “lord” 9
Key verses
The verses using kisse that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 12:29 — And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the…
- 1 Samuel 2:8 — He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory:…
- 1 Kings 22:19 — And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and…
- Psalms 11:4 — The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Psalms 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Isaiah 6:1 — In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
- Isaiah 9:7 — Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with…
- Isaiah 47:1 — Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be…
- Isaiah 66:1 — Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
- Jeremiah 3:17 — At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither…
- Jeremiah 14:21 — Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
- Ezekiel 1:26 — And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was…
See all 124 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.