H3678

כִּסֵּא

kiççêʼ · kis-say'

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

Lexicon

Derivation: or כִּסֵּה; from H3680 (כָּסָה);

properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: seat, stool, throne.

Letters

Kaf

Samekh

Alef

כKaf20
Picture: open palm
Concrete
palm · open hand · sole of the foot
Extended
to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
Concrete
pillar · prop · thorn
Extended
to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
אAlef1
Picture: ox head
Concrete
ox · bull · cattle
Extended
strength · leader · first · the one in front

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the open hand that covers › to support and uphold › strength, the leader

The open hand that covers that works to support and uphold of strength, the leader.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כִּסֵּא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

135 occurrences · 135 OT · 0 NT · 65 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

upon the throne15 · 14%
the throne13 · 12%
on the throne11 · 10%
his throne11 · 10%
throne8 · 7%
upon his throne6 · 5%
on his throne6 · 5%
and his throne6 · 5%
upon my throne5 · 5%
thy throne4 · 4%
upon thy throne3 · 3%
upon a seat2 · 2%
for the throne2 · 2%
of the throne2 · 2%
to the throne2 · 2%
of his throne2 · 2%
shall the throne2 · 2%
from their thrones2 · 2%
my throne2 · 2%
of a throne2 · 2%
only in the throne1 · 1%
out of his seat1 · 1%
from off the seat1 · 1%
thee: thy throne1 · 1%
than the throne1 · 1%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

כִּסֵּ֣א20כִּסֵּ֥א10כִּסְא֔וֹ10כִּסְא֜וֹ4כִּסְא֑וֹ4כִּסְאֽוֹ׃4כִּסֵּא־3כִּסְא֖וֹ3כִּסֵּ֧א3כִּסֵּ֖א3כִּסְאֲךָ֣3כִּסְאִ֑י2

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.