קֶשֶׁר qesher
Hebrew word for “conspiracy” · Strong’s H7195 · used 16 times in 13 verses
Meaning
conspiracy, treason, (unlawful) alliance
How it is translated
Glosses given for qesher in context, with how often each is used:
- conspiracy 11
- treason 5
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 7 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
2 Kings 15 (2), 2 Samuel 15 (1), 1 Kings 16 (1), 2 Kings 11 (1), 2 Kings 12 (1), 2 Kings 14 (1), 2 Kings 17 (1), 2 Chronicles 23 (1), 2 Chronicles 25 (1), Isaiah 8 (1)
Forms
- קשׁר 13
- וקשׁרו 2
- הקשׁר 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with qesher more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- קָשַׁר qashar “to conspire” 6
- הוֹשֵׁעַ hoshea “Hoshea” 2
- עֲתַלְיָהוּ atalyah “Athaliah” 2
- שָׂמֵחַ sameach “glad” 2
- לָכִישׁ lakhish “Lachish” 2
- שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 4
- חֲצֹצְרָה chatsotserah “trumpet” 2
- קָרַע qara “to tear” 2
- תָּקַע taqa “to blow” 2
- עַמּוּד ammud “pillar” 2
- יֶתֶר yeter “remainder” 2
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 3
Key verses
The verses using qesher that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 2 Samuel 15:12 — And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong;…
- 1 Kings 16:20 — Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 11:14 — And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land…
- 2 Kings 12:20 — And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.
- 2 Kings 14:19 — Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
- 2 Kings 15:30 — And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of…
- 2 Kings 17:4 — And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had…
- 2 Chronicles 23:13 — And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land…
- 2 Chronicles 25:27 — Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to…
- Isaiah 8:12 — Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
- Jeremiah 11:9 — And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- Ezekiel 22:25 — There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and…
See all 13 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.