What does קֶשֶׁר (qešer) mean in the Bible?
קֶשֶׁר (qešer): Unlawful binding together of people against legitimate authority; fundamentally relational treachery
Hebrew · H7195
קֶשֶׁר
An (unlawful) alliance
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קֶשֶׁרH7195
Pronunciationqešer
What does קֶשֶׁר (qešer) mean in the Bible?
קֶשֶׁר (qešer): Unlawful binding together of people against legitimate authority; fundamentally relational treachery
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How does the BSB render H7195?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a conspiracy (4), Treason (4), along with the conspiracy (1), And conspirators (1), and the treason (1).
Where does קֶשֶׁר (qešer) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 15:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (7), 2 Chronicles (3), Isaiah (2), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita conspiracy4×2 Kings 12:20, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Chronicles 25:27, Jeremiah 11:9
Treason4×2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
along with the conspiracy1×2 Kings 15:15
And conspirators1×2 Kings 14:19
and the treason1×1 Kings 16:20
as conspiracy1×Isaiah 8:12
conspiracy1×Isaiah 8:12
had conspired1×2 Kings 17:4
So the conspiracy1×2 Samuel 15:12
The conspiracy1×Ezekiel 22:25
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2 Samuel 15:12הַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙toSo the conspiracyArticle | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 16:20וְקִשְׁר֖וֹtoand the treasonConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Kings 11:14קֶ֥שֶׁרtoTreasonNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 11:14קָֽשֶׁר׃סtoTreasonNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 12:20קָ֑שֶׁרtoa conspiracyNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 14:19קֶ֛שֶׁרtoAnd conspiratorsNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 15:15וְקִשְׁר֖וֹtoalong with the conspiracyConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Kings 15:30קֶ֜שֶׁרtoa conspiracyNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 17:4קֶ֗שֶׁרtohad conspiredNoun - masculine singular2 Chronicles 23:13קֶ֥שֶׁרtoTreasonNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 15:12
Aligned rows16
Books represented7
2 Samuel11 Kings12 Kings72 Chronicles3Isaiah2Jeremiah1Ezekiel1
Source forms
וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ2xwə·qiš·rōw1 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 15:15
קֶ֥שֶׁר2xqe·šer2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
קֶ֛שֶׁר2xqe·šer2 Kings 14:19, 2 Chronicles 25:27
קָ֑שֶׁר2xqā·šer2 Kings 12:20, Isaiah 8:12
קָֽשֶׁר׃ס2xqā·šer2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
הַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙1xhaq·qe·šer2 Samuel 15:12
קֶ֜שֶׁר1xqe·šer2 Kings 15:30
קֶ֗שֶׁר1xqe·šer2 Kings 17:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular12x2 Kings 11:14, 2 Kings 12:20, 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Kings 15:30
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2x1 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 15:15
Article | Noun - masculine singular1x2 Samuel 15:12
Noun - masculine singular construct1xEzekiel 22:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Unlawful binding together of people against legitimate authority; fundamentally relational treachery
Source Gloss
an (unlawful) alliance
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Unlawful binding together of people against legitimate authority; fundamentally relational treachery
an (unlawful) alliance BDB: conspiracy Usage: confederacy, conspiracy, treason.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
An unlawful alliance or plot discovered among the people of Judah against God
Showing 1 selected witness from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
קֶשֶׁר is built from this root: