קֶשֶׁרqesher

conspiracy (2 Samuel 15:12; 2 Kings 11:14; Ezekiel 22:25; 1 Kings 16:20; 2 Kings 15:15)

Pronunciation: keh'-sher · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7195

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 16 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 15:12 While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.
  • 1 Kings 16:20 The rest of the events in Zimri’s reign and his conspiracy are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
  • 2 Kings 11:14 When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar, as was the custom at times of coronation. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”
  • 2 Kings 12:20 Joash’s officers plotted against him and assassinated him at Beth-millo on the road to Silla.
  • 2 Kings 14:19 There was a conspiracy against Amaziah’s life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.
  • 2 Kings 15:15 The rest of the events in Shallum’s reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).