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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קֶשֶׁר H7195
Pronunciation qešer
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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Questions this entry answers
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 It a conspiracy 4× 2 Kings 12:20, 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Chronicles 25:27, Jeremiah 11:9
Treason 4× 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
along with the conspiracy 1× 2 Kings 15:15
And conspirators 1× 2 Kings 14:19
and the treason 1× 1 Kings 16:20
as conspiracy 1× Isaiah 8:12
conspiracy 1× Isaiah 8:12
had conspired 1× 2 Kings 17:4
So the conspiracy 1× 2 Samuel 15:12
The conspiracy 1× Ezekiel 22:25
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 15:12 הַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ to So the conspiracy Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 16:20 וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ to and the treason Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 11:14 קֶ֥שֶׁר to Treason Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 11:14 קָֽשֶׁר׃ס to Treason Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 12:20 קָ֑שֶׁר to a conspiracy Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 14:19 קֶ֛שֶׁר to And conspirators Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 15:15 וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ to along with the conspiracy Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Kings 15:30 קֶ֜שֶׁר to a conspiracy Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 17:4 קֶ֗שֶׁר to had conspired Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 23:13 קֶ֥שֶׁר to Treason Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 15:12
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 7
2 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 7 2 Chronicles 3 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ 2x wə·qiš·rōw 1 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 15:15
קֶ֥שֶׁר 2x qe·šer 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
קֶ֛שֶׁר 2x qe·šer 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Chronicles 25:27
קָ֑שֶׁר 2x qā·šer 2 Kings 12:20, Isaiah 8:12
קָֽשֶׁר׃ס 2x qā·šer 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Chronicles 23:13
הַקֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ 1x haq·qe·šer 2 Samuel 15:12
קֶ֜שֶׁר 1x qe·šer 2 Kings 15:30
קֶ֗שֶׁר 1x qe·šer 2 Kings 17:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 12x 2 Kings 11:14, 2 Kings 12:20, 2 Kings 14:19, 2 Kings 15:30
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 15:15
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Samuel 15:12
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 22:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Unlawful binding together of people against legitimate authority; fundamentally relational treachery
Source Gloss
an (unlawful) alliance
Extended definition Source: 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:
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