List of Biblical Persons / K
This list of biblical persons gives the proper names of people that appear in the Bible . It is divided into several pages in alphabetical order. Those Bible passages are given in which the person is mentioned first. Names of places, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, islands, sanctuaries, countries, peoples can be found in the list of geographical and ethnographic names in the Bible .
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| Name (German) | Name (Urtext) | Meaning of the name | Bible passage | person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadmiël | קַדְמִיאֵל qadmî'el | Esr 2.40 EU | Levite | |
| Cain | קַיִן qajin |
Gen 4,1 EU Hebr 11,4 EU |
Son of Adam and Eve | |
| Kajaphas | Καϊάφας | Mt 26.3 EU | High priest | |
| Caleb | כָּלֵב kālev | "Dog of (God)" |
Num 13.6 EU Sir 46.7 EU |
Son of Jefunnes of the tribe of Judah |
| 1 Chr 2.9 EU | Son of Hezron , grandson of Perez , great-grandson of Judah | |||
| Canaan | כְּנָעַן kənā'an | Gen 10.6 EU | Son of Ham and grandson of Noah | |
| Kandake | Κανδάκης | "Queen Mother" | Acts 8.27 EU | Queen of the Ethiopians |
| Kareach | קָרֵחַ qāreaḥ | 2 Kings 25.23 EU | Father of the troop leader Johanan | |
| Karkas | כַּרְכַּס karkas | Est 1.10 EU | Court official of King Artaxerxes | |
| Karmi | כַּרְמִי karmî | Gen 46.9 EU | Son Rubens | |
| Jos 7.1 EU | Son of Sabdi, father of Achan from the tribe of Judah | |||
| Jdt 6.15 EU | Son of Malkiël, a senior man in Betulia | |||
| Carpus | Κάρπος | 2 Tim 4,13 EU | Man from Troas | |
| Karschena | כַּרְשְׁנָא karšənā ' | Est 1.14 EU | Sage at the court of Artaxerxes | |
| Kedar | קֵדָר qedār | Gen 25.13 EU | second son of Ishmael | |
| Kedma | קֵדְמָה qedmāh | Gen 25.15 EU | Son of Ishmael , grandson of Abraham | |
| Kedor Laomer | כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר kədārlā'omær | Gen 14.1 EU | King of Elam | |
| Kehat | קְהָת qəhāt | Gen 46.11 EU | Levi's second eldest son | |
| Kelita | קְלִיטָא qəlîtā ' | Esr 10.23 EU | Levite | |
| Kemosh | כְּמֹושׁ kəmôš | Num 21.29 EU | Main god of the Moabites | |
| Kemuël | קְמוּאֵל qəmû'el | Gen 22.21 EU | Son of Nahor and Milkas , ancestor of the Arameans | |
| Num 34.24 EU | Ephraimites, son of Shiftan | |||
| Kenan | קֵינָן Qenan | Gen 5.14 EU | Son of Enosh , father of Mahalalel | |
| Kenas | קְנַז qənaz | Gen 15.19 EU | Son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau, chief | |
| Jos 15.17 EU | Father of the judge Otniël, brother of Caleb | |||
| Cephas | Κηφᾶς | "Stone" | Joh 1.42 EU | Name of peter |
| Keran | כְּרָן kərān | Gen 36.26 EU | Son of Dishon, descendant of Esau | |
| Keren-Happuch | קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ qæræn happûkh | "Make-up squirrel" | Hi 42.14 EU | Job's youngest daughter after being tempted by Satan |
| Kesed | כֶּשֶׂד kæśæd | Gen 22.22 EU | Son of Nahor and Milka | |
| Ketura | קְטוּרָה qətûrāh | "Incense" | Gen 25.1 EU | third wife of Abraham , mother of Simran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuach |
| Kewan | כִּיּ֣וּן kîjûn | At 5.26 EU | Deity | |
| Kezia | קְצִיעָה qəṣî'āh | "Cinnamon blossom" | Hi 42.14 EU | second daughter of Job after being tempted by Satan |
| Kilab | כִּלְאָב kil'āb | " YHWH is father" (?) | 2 Sam 3.3 EU | second son of King David , of Abigail |
| Kiljon | כִּלְיוֹן kiljôn | "Weaker / more frail" | Ruth 1,2 EU | youngest son of Elimelech and Naomis |
| Kish | קִישׁ qîš | 1 Sam 9.1 EU | Father Saul, Benjaminite | |
|
Est 2.5 EU Est 1.1 EU |
Father Shimis, Benjaminite | |||
| Kizhi | קִישִׁי qîšî | 1 Chr 6.29 EU | Meraritans, father of Etan | |
| Kislon | כִּסְלֹון kislôn | Num 34.21 EU | Benjaminite, father of Elidad | |
| Klaudia | Κλαυδία | 2 Tim 4,21 EU | Greetings in 2nd Timothy | |
| Clement | Κλήμης | Phil 4,3 EU | Collaborator of Paul | |
| Cleopas | Κλεοπᾶς | Lk 24.18 EU | Emmaus disciples | |
| Klopas | Κλωπᾶς | Joh 19.25 EU | Husband of a Maria | |
| Cleopatra | Κλεοπάτρας | according to Est 10.3 EU | Ptolemaic Queen | |
| Konanja | כָּונַנְיָהוּ kå (w) nanjāhû | 2 Chr 31.12 EU | Levite | |
| Korach | קֹרַח qorach | Gen 36.5 EU | Son of Esau and Oholibama, chief | |
|
Ex 6.21 EU Jud 11 EU Sir 45.18 EU |
Son of Jizhar, Levite | |||
| 1 Chr 2.43 EU | Son of Hebron | |||
| 1 Chr 6.7 EU | Son of Amminadab, father of Assir | |||
| Cornelius | Κορνήλιος | Acts 10.1 EU | Captain | |
| Kosbi | כָּזְבִּי kåzbî | Num 25.15 EU | Midianite, daughter of Zur | |
| Koz | קֹוץ qôṣ | 1 Chr 4.8 EU | Father Anub of the tribe of Judah | |
| 1 Chr 24.10 EU | priest | |||
| Neh 3.4 EU | Uriah's father | |||
| 1 Makk 8.17 EU | Johanan's father | |||
| Kreszens | Κρήσκης | 2 Tim 4.10 EU | (former) colleague of Paul who went to Galatia | |
| Crisp | Κρίσπος | Acts 18.8 EU | Synagogue ruler | |
| Kush | כּוּשׁ Kus | Gen 10.6 EU | Son of Ham | |
| Ps 7.1 EU | Benjaminite | |||
| Kuschi | כּוּשִׁי kûšî | Zef 1.1 EU | Father of the Prophet Zephaniah | |
| Cyrus | כֹּורֶשׁ kôræš | Isa 44.28 EU | King of Persia |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Part of the Greek, deuterocanonical pieces on Esther .