Lexical Definition

‎קִשְׁיוֹן‎ Qishyôwn (kish-yone') Kishion ^N:N--L
from ‎קְשִׁי‎; hard ground

Kishion, Keshon.

• § Kishion = "hard"
• Kishjon, a place in Palestine

1) a town on the boundary of Issachar allotted to the Gershonite Levites

Extended Information

• Kishion = "hard"
• Also named: qe.desh (‎ק‎ֶ֫‎ד‎ֶ‎ש‎ׁ "Kedesh" קֶדֶשׁ)

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Also see: קֶדֶשׁ

‎קִשְׁיוֺן‎ proper name, of a location Levit city in Issachar, Josh 19:20; Josh 21:28 (in || 1Chr 6:57* ‎קֶדֶשׁ‎ q. v.); Κεισων, ᵐ5^L Κεσιων, A Κεσ’, Κισ’.

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Kishion • A Levitical city in Issachar

Kishion (Kedesh), a Levitical city in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 19:20, 21:28; 1 Chronicles 6:72).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.19.20;
• referred to as Kishion קִשְׁיוֹן, or Kedesh קֶדֶשׁ.
  

Kishion, also called Kedesh, was a Levitical city located in the territory allocated to the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:20, 21:28). It was one of the cities given to the Levites, specifically to the Gershonite clan, for their residence (1 Chronicles 6:72).

All entries for Kishion or Kedesh: קִשְׁיוֹן ☩ קֶדֶשׁ