Bible Person

Kishi

Meaning: hardness; his gravity; his offense · Male · 2 cross references

Kishi is the Levitical father of Jeduthun in Chronicles. He belongs to the family background of one of the major musical lines in temple worship. First appears in 1 Chr 6:44.1

AI summary: Kishi matters because the cross references place his line behind Jeduthun, one of the key names in Israel's organized tradition of sacred song. Though Kishi himself is not narratively prominent, his household identity helps root that worship lineage in a remembered family setting. Taken together, the material presents Kishi as a Levitical father whose place supports the continuity of temple music.1

Central Figure

Kishi

Meaning: hardness; his gravity; his offense