Kithlish
(man’s wall), one of the towns of Judah, in the Shefelah or lowland. (Joshua 15:40)
Kitron
(knotty), one of the towns from which Zubulun did not expel the Canaanites. (Judges 1:30) In
the Talmud it is identified with “Zippori,” i.e. Sepphoris, now Seffurieh.
Kittim
Twice written in the Authorized Version for Chittim. (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7)
Kneadingtroughs
[Bread]
Knife
The knives of the Egyptians, and of other nations in early times, were probably only of hard stone,
and the use of the flint or stone knife was sometimes retained for sacred purposes after the
introduction of iron and steel.
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•In their meals the Jews, like other Orientals, made little use of knives, but they were required both
for slaughtering animals, either for food or sacrifice, and for cutting up the carcass. (Leviticus
7:33,34; 8:15,20,25; 9:13; Numbers 18:18; 1 Samuel 9:24) etc.
•Smaller knives were in use for paring fruit (Josephus) and for sharpening pens. (Jeremiah 36:23)
•The razor was often used for Nazarite purposes, for which a special chamber was reserved in the
temple. (Numbers 6:5,9,19; Ezekiel 5:1), etc.
•The pruning-hooks of (Isaiah 18:5) were probably curved knives.
•The lancets of the priests of Baal were doubtless pointed knives. (1 Kings 18:28)
Knop
a word employed in the Authorized Version to translate two terms which refer to some
architectural or ornamental object, but which have nothing in common.
•Caphtor .—This occurs in the description of the candlestick of the sacred tent in (Exodus 25:31-36)
and Exod 37:17-22
•The second term, Peka’im, is found only in (1 Kings 6:18) and 1Kin 7:24 The word no doubt
signifies some globular thing resembling a small gourd or an egg, though as to the character of
the ornament we are quite in the dark.
Koa
(he-camel) is a word which occurs only in (Ezekiel 23:23) It may perhaps have been a city or
district of Babylonia; or it may be a common noun, signifying “prince” or “nobleman.”
Kohath
(assembly), second of the three sons of Levi, from whom the three principal divisions of the
Levites derived their origin and their name. (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16) In the journeyings of the
tabernacle of the sons of Kohath (Kohathites) had charge of the most holy portions of the vessels.
(Numbers 4:1) ... Of the personal history of Kohath we know nothing, except that he came down
to Egypt with Levi and Jacob, (Genesis 46:11) that his sister was Jochebed, (Exodus 6:20) and that
he lived to the age of 133 years. (Exodus 6:18) (B.C. about 1491.)
Kolaiah
(voice of Jehovah).
•A Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from the captivity. (Nehemiah
11:7) (B.C. before 536.)