What does כִּסֵּא (kisēʾ) mean in the Bible?
כִּסֵּא (kisēʾ): A seat of authority and power, especially when royal; often symbolizes God's sovereignty and justice throughout Scripture.
Hebrew · H3678
כִּסֵּא
Properly, covered , i.e. a throne (as canopied )
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כִּסֵּא H3678
Pronunciation kisēʾ
What does כִּסֵּא (kisēʾ) mean in the Bible?
כִּסֵּא (kisēʾ): A seat of authority and power, especially when royal; often symbolizes God's sovereignty and justice throughout Scripture.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3678?
The BSB source-word alignment has 135 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the throne (28), throne (21), his throne (20), my throne (8), a throne (7).
Where does כִּסֵּא (kisēʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:40. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (34), Psalms (18), Jeremiah (17), 2 Chronicles (10).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the throne 28× 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 1:20, 1 Kings 1:27
throne 21× Deuteronomy 17:18, 1 Kings 1:46, 1 Kings 2:45, 1 Kings 9:5
his throne 20× Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, 1 Kings 2:19, 1 Kings 3:6
my throne 8× 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:30
a throne 7× 1 Samuel 2:8, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 20:8, Isaiah 6:1
and his throne 5× 2 Samuel 14:9, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Chronicles 17:14, Psalms 89:36
your throne 5× 1 Kings 5:5, Psalms 45:6, Psalms 89:4, Psalms 93:2
the thrones 4× 2 Kings 25:28, Psalms 122:5, Jeremiah 52:32
their thrones 4× 1 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 18:9, Jeremiah 1:15, Ezekiel 26:16
on Your throne 3× Psalms 9:4, Psalms 132:11, Psalms 132:12
a chair 2× 1 Samuel 1:9, 2 Kings 4:10
his chair 2× 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 4:18
of a throne 2× Ezekiel 1:26, Ezekiel 10:1
. . . 1× 1 Kings 10:19
[and] on the throne 1× Ezekiel 1:26
[his] seat 1× Judges 3:20
a seat 1× Proverbs 9:14
and make his throne 1× 1 Kings 1:37
and may He make his throne 1× 1 Kings 1:47
and your throne 1× 2 Samuel 7:16
are His throne’s 1× Psalms 97:2
but He enthrones them 1× Job 36:7
for the throne 1× 1 Kings 7:7
from his throne 1× Jonah 3:6
from their thrones 1× Isaiah 14:9
is My throne 1× Isaiah 66:1
of My throne 1× Ezekiel 43:7
of the full moon 1× Job 26:9
of Your throne 1× Psalms 89:14
than [that] 1× 1 Kings 1:37
than your throne 1× 1 Kings 1:47
Then [the king] had a throne 1× 1 Kings 2:19
thrones 1× Haggai 2:22
to a position 1× Esther 3:1
vvv 1× 2 Chronicles 9:18
who were under the authority 1× Nehemiah 3:7
with regard to the throne 1× Genesis 41:40
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:40 הַכִּסֵּ֖א to with regard to the throne Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 11:5 כִּסְא֔וֹ to his throne Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 12:29 כִּסְא֔וֹ to his throne Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 17:18 כִּסֵּ֣א to throne Noun - masculine singular construct Judges 3:20 הַכִּסֵּֽא׃ to [his] seat Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 1:9 הַכִּסֵּ֔א to a chair Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 2:8 וְכִסֵּ֥א to a throne Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 4:13 הַכִּסֵּ֜א to his chair Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 4:18 הַ֠כִּסֵּא to his chair Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 3:10 כִּסֵּ֣א to the throne Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:40
Aligned rows 135
Books represented 22
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 4 1 Kings 34 2 Kings 8 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 10 Nehemiah 1 Esther 3 Job 2 Psalms 18 Proverbs 6 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 17 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 5 Jonah 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
כִּסֵּ֣א 20x kis·sê Deuteronomy 17:18, 2 Samuel 3:10, 1 Kings 8:20, 1 Kings 8:25
כִּסֵּ֥א 10x kis·sê 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 1:20, 1 Kings 1:27, 1 Kings 1:46
כִּסְא֔וֹ 10x kis·’ōw Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, 1 Kings 1:37, 1 Kings 2:19
כִּסְא֜וֹ 4x kis·’ōw 1 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 18:9, Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 13:13
כִּסְא֑וֹ 4x kis·’ōw 2 Kings 13:13, Psalms 103:19, Jeremiah 33:21, Zechariah 6:13
כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ 4x kis·’ōw Psalms 9:7, Psalms 97:2, Proverbs 20:28, Proverbs 25:5
כִּסֵּ֖א 3x kis·sê 1 Kings 2:12, Isaiah 6:1, Isaiah 47:1
כִּסֵּ֧א 3x kis·sê 1 Kings 9:5, 2 Kings 25:28, 1 Chronicles 22:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 42x Deuteronomy 17:18, 2 Samuel 3:10, 2 Samuel 7:13, 1 Kings 1:20
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 31x Exodus 11:5, Exodus 12:29, 1 Kings 1:37, 1 Kings 1:47
Noun - masculine singular 11x 1 Kings 2:19, 1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17, Job 26:9
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 10x 1 Kings 1:13, 1 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 1:24, 1 Kings 1:30
Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Genesis 41:40, Judges 3:20, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 4:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 7x 2 Samuel 7:16, 1 Kings 5:5, Psalms 45:6, Psalms 89:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 5x 2 Samuel 14:9, 1 Chronicles 17:14, Psalms 89:29, Psalms 89:36
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 5x 1 Kings 10:19, 2 Chronicles 9:18, Job 36:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A seat of authority and power, especially when royal; often symbolizes God's sovereignty and justice throughout Scripture.
Source Gloss
properly, covered , i.e. a throne (as canopied )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A seat of authority and power, especially when royal; often symbolizes God's sovereignty and justice throughout Scripture.
properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied) BDB: seat Usage: seat, stool, throne.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
God's cosmic throne as seat of divine authority and heaven itself
Royal throne of Judean king, symbol of political power and kingship
The Lord's established throne governing over all creation and dominion
Ruler's throne as seat from which justice and authority are administered
Removal of wicked from king's throne to establish righteous rule
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain