כִּסֵּא

H3678. kisse
or kisseh כִּסֵּה כִּסֵּא,133
noun masculine2Sa 7:16 seat of honour, throne (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician (plural) כרסים; Aramaic כּוּרְסְיָא, ; Biblical Aramaic כָּרְסֵא, Zinjirli כרסא DHMSendsch. 58. 44; Arabic ; but Assyrian kussu; perhaps Akkadian loan-word; ideogram iƒ GU. ZA, compare DlHWB 343); — absolute כִּסֵּא Gen 41:40 +; כִּסֵּת 1Ki 10:19 (twice in verse); Job 26:9, הַכִּסֶּא Eze 1:26; construct כִּסֵּא 2Sa 3:10 +, כֵּס Exo 17:16 (si vera lectio; see below); suffix כִּסְאִי 1Ki 1:13 +, כִּסְאֲךָ 2Sa 7:16 +, כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ 1 Kings 5:19 +, כִּסְאוֺ Exo 11:5 +; plural כִּסְאוֺת Psa 122:5 (twice in verse); suffix כִּסְאוֺתָם Eze 26:16; Isa 14:9; — seat of honour, usually
1. a. of king = throne Gen 41:40 (E), Exo 11:5; Exo 12:29 (both J) 1Ki 2:19; Isa 47:1; Eze 26:16; of queen-mother 1Ki 2:19 b; ׳כ מַלְכוּתוֺ Est 5:1 his royal throne; of future (Messianic) prince Zec 6:13 a (in vb read ᵐ5 עליֿמינו StaZAW 1881, 10); of dead kings in She'ôl Isa 14:9; כ ׳נָתַן, in, or against a place, said of king himself, (only Jeremiah) is a sign of conquest (Jer 1:15); so כּ ׳שִׂים Jer 43:10, and (of ׳י) Jer 49:38; in Jdg 3:20, though of king, not seat of office; 12t. elsewhere, literal
b. throne of ׳י (אלהים) as heavenly king, Isa 6:1; Eze 1:26 (twice in verse); Eze 10:1; 1Ki 22:19 2Ch 18:18; Job 26:9; Psa 11:4; Isa 66:1 heaven is my throne; as seat of judgment Psa 9:5; Psa 9:8; in oath יָהּ עַלכּכֵּס יָד Exo 17:16 (compare Di; > Cler JDMich Ges Buhl SS נֵס banner; ᵐ5 κρυφαία √ כסה, favours כס); Jerusalem called throne of ׳י Jer 3:17, so the sanctuary Jer 17:12 (׳כ מָרוֺם כָּבוֺד), Eze 43:7.
2 of high priest 1Sa 1:9; 1Sa 4:13, 1Sa 4:18; of honoured guest 2Ki 4:10; of governor Neh 3:7; of (unjust) judge ׳כ הַוּוֺת Psa 94:20; = conspicuous seat (literally) Pro 9:14; = seat of distinction, explicitly ׳כ כָּבוֺד Isa 22:23; ׳כ alone 2Ki 25:28 (twice in verse) = Jer 52:32 (twice in verse); Est 3:1.
3. a. figurative = royal dignity, authority, power, נָקִי וְכִסְאוֺ הַמֶּלֶךְ 2Sa 14:9; וּלְכ וּלְבֵיתוֺ וּלְזַרְעוֺ ׳לְדָוִד 1Ki 2:33; especially kingdom, with verbs of setting up, establishing, ׳י subject, כ ׳הֵקִים דָוִד 2Sa 3:10, כִסְאֲךָוּבָנִיתִי Psa 89:5, so with שִׂים Psa 89:30; king subject, כִּסְאוֺסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד Pro 20:28; passive ׳כ נכִון יִהְיֶה דָוִד 1Ki 2:45 the throne of David shall be established, compare 2Sa 7:16 = 1Ch 17:14; כ בַּחֶסֶד ׳וְהוּכַן Isa 16:5 (of Messianic reign); so (in General) כ יִכּוֺן ׳בִּצְדָקָה Pro 16:12, compare Pro 25:5; Pro 29:14; intransitive (with הָיָה) Psa 89:37; more fully, ׳י subject, אֶתכֿ ׳וְכֹנַנְתִּי מַמְלַכְתּוֺ 2Sa 7:13 (כסאו כֹּנֵן in || 1Ch 17:12), אֶתכֿ ׳יִשְׂרָאֵלוַהֲקִמֹתִי עַֿ מַמְלַכְתְּךָ 1Ki 9:5, compare || 2Ch 7:18 and כ ׳וַהֲכִינוֺתִי <Times New Roman>עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכוּתוֺ 1Ch 22:10; also כ ׳מגּר Psa 89:45 cast down throne, of Gentile nations כ ׳מַמְלָכוֺתוְהָפַכְתִּי Hag 2:22; עלכֿ ׳יָשַׁב sit on the throne of any one (especially David) = be his successor 1Ki 1:13, 1Ki 1:17, 1Ki 1:20, 1Ki 1:24, 1Ki 1:27, 1Ki 1:30, 1Ki 1:35, 1Ki 1:48; 1Ki 2:12; 1Ki 3:6; 2Ki 13:13, especially Jer 13:13; Jer 17:25; Jer 22:2 Jer 22:5t. Jeremiah; לְכ ׳ֵישְׁבוּ לָ֑ךְ Psa 132:12; more fully 1Ch 29:23; causative עלכֿ ׳הוֺשִׁיב 1Ki 2:24; 1 Kings 5:19; 2Ki 10:3; לַכּ ׳הֹשִׁיב figurative Job 36:7, of placing in honour; לְכ אָשִׁית בִטְנְךָ ׳מִמְּרִי לָ֑ךְ Psa 132:11; ישׁב׳עלכֿ also = take one's seat as king, become actual king, possess royalty 1Ki 16:11, often sit on the throne of Israel 1Ki 8:20, 1Ki 8:25 2Ch 6:10, 2Ch 6:16; 1Ki 10:9; 2Ki 10:30; 2Ki 15:12; Jer 33:17; without ישׁב 1Ki 2:4; 1Ki 9:5, compare also Isa 9:6 (Messiah); מַמְלַכְתּוֺ עלכֿסא ישׁב Deu 17:18, הַמְּלוּכָה עלכֿסא 1Ki 1:46, and even י מַלְכוּת ׳עַלכִּֿסֵּא עַליִֿשְׂרָאֵללָשֶׁבֶת 1Ch 28:5; also ׳עַלכֿ ישׁב הַמְּלָכִים 2Ki 11:19, || ׳כ הַמַּמְלָכָה2Chron 23:30; of (royal) throne as judgment seat Pro 20:8, compare also Psa 122:5; set one upon the throne of Israel פ ׳נתן ׳עלכֿ ׳ישׂ 1Ki 10:9 compare || 2Ch 9:8; in comparative sentence מִכּ אֶתכִּֿסְאוֺ ׳יְגַדֵּל, i.e. make him a more powerful king than, 1Ki 1:37, compare 1Ki 1:47; of king of Babylon, כִּסְאִי אָרִים לְכוֺכְבֵיאֵֿל מִמַּעַל Isa 14:13. In Psa 45:7 וגו אלהים ׳כִּסְאֲךָ the text is probably corrupt: AE Hi Ew Bae read thy throne is (a throne) of God; Bi Che insert יסודתו הקימונכונה thy throne [its foundation is firmly fixed], God [has established it]; see further Dr§ 194, Obs..
b. throne of י ׳(אלהים) = his royal dignity, sovereign, Lam 5:19; Psa 93:2; Psa 103:19 (כ ׳הֵכִין; || מַלְכוּת); ׳כ כְבוֺדֶ֑ךָ Jer 14:21; עַלכֿ ׳יָשַׁב קָדְשׁוֺ Psa 47:9; כִּסְאֶ֑ךָ מְכוֺן וּמִשְׁמָּט צֶדֶק Psa 89:15; compare Psa 97:2.
כסא (see Biblical Hebrew כִּסֵּא throne).