Here’s our full list of biblical names that begin with ‘K’, including people and places. View our A-Z directory hub for more.
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1.) Kadmiel
Original (Hebrew): קַדְמִיאֵל (Qaḏmîʾēl)
Meaning: “God is the ancient one” or “God is of old”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:40
Description: A Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel. Also, another Levite involved in supervising the rebuilding of the temple, and a Levite who helped explain the Law to the people.
2.) Kadmonites
Original (Hebrew): קַדְמֹנִי (Qaḏmōnî)
Meaning: “Easterners” or “ancient ones”
First Appearance: Genesis 15:19
Description: A Canaanite people who lived in the land promised to Abraham.
3.) Kallai
Original (Hebrew): קַלַּי (Qallay)
Meaning: “Swift” or “light” (possibly a shortened form of a name like “Kelaiah”)
First Appearance: Nehemiah 12:20
Description: A priest, the head of a family during the time of Joiakim the high priest.
4.) Kanah
Original (Hebrew): קָנָה (Qānā)
Meaning: “Reed” or “stalk”
First Appearance: Joshua 16:8
Description: A brook forming part of the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh. Also, a town on the border of Asher.
5.) Kareah
Original (Hebrew): קָרֵחַ (Qārēaḥ)
Meaning: “Bald”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 25:23
Description: The father of Johanan, a Jewish military commander after the fall of Jerusalem.
6.) Karka
Original (Hebrew): קַרְקַע (Qarqá)
Meaning: “Ground” or “floor”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:3
Description: A place on the southern border of Judah, also spelled Karkaa.
7.) Karkaa
Original (Hebrew): קַרְקָעָה (Qarqāʿā)
Meaning: “Ground” or “floor”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:3
Description: Another spelling of Karka.
8.) Karkor
Original (Hebrew): קַרְקֹר (Qarqōr)
Meaning: Possibly “foundation” or “level ground”
First Appearance: Judges 8:10
Description: A place east of the Jordan River where Gideon defeated the remnants of the Midianite army.
9.) Karnaim
Original (Hebrew): קַרְנַיִם (Qarnáyim)
Meaning: “Two horns”
First Appearance: Amos 6:13
Description: A city in the Transjordan, likely in the territory of Gad or Manasseh. Also known as Ashtaroth-karnaim.
10.) Kartan
Original (Hebrew): קַרְתָּן (Qartān)
Meaning: “City” or “town”
First Appearance: Joshua 21:32
Description: A Levitical city in the territory of Naphtali, also called Kiriathaim.
11.) Kartah
Original (Hebrew): קַרְתָּה (Qartā)
Meaning: “City” or “town”
First Appearance: Joshua 21:34
Description: A Levitical city in the territory of Zebulun.
12.) Kattath
Original (Hebrew): קַטָּת (Qaṭṭāṯ)
Meaning: Possibly “small” or “insignificant”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:15
Description: A town in the territory of Zebulun.
13.) Kedar
Original (Hebrew): קֵדָר (Qēḏār)
Meaning: “Dark” or “dark-skinned”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:13
Description: A son of Ishmael, and the ancestor of a nomadic Arab tribe.
14.) Kedemah
Original (Hebrew): קֵדְמָה (Qēḏəmā)
Meaning: “Eastward” or “forward”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:15
Description: The youngest son of Ishmael.
15.) Kedemoth
Original (Hebrew): קְדֵמוֹת (Qəḏēmôṯ)
Meaning: “Eastern parts” or “beginnings”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 2:26
Description: A town in the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River. It was later assigned to the Levites.
16.) Kedesh
Original (Hebrew): קֶדֶשׁ (Qéḏeš)
Meaning: “Sanctuary” or “holy place”
First Appearance: Joshua 12:22
Description: A Canaanite city conquered by Joshua. Also, a city of refuge in the territory of Naphtali, a town in the southern part of Judah, and a town in the territory of Issachar.
17.) Kehelathah
Original (Hebrew): קְהֵלָתָה (Qəhēlāṯā)
Meaning: “Assembly” or “congregation”
First Appearance: Numbers 33:22
Description: An encampment of the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings.
18.) Keilah
Original (Hebrew): קְעִילָה (Qəʿîlā)
Meaning: Possibly “fortress” or “citadel”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:44
Description: A town in the lowlands of Judah. David rescued its inhabitants from the Philistines. Also, the name of a descendant of Judah.
19.) Kelaiah
Original (Hebrew): קֵלָיָה
Meaning: Possibly “Yahweh has taken away” or “Yahweh has lightly esteemed”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:23
Description: A Levite who had taken a foreign wife during Ezra’s time. He is also called Kelita.
20.) Kelita
Original (Hebrew): קְלִיטָא
Meaning: “Dwarf” or “stunted”
First Appearance: Ezra 10:23
Description: Another name for Kelaiah, a Levite who had taken a foreign wife.
21.) Kemuel
Original (Hebrew): קְמוּאֵל (Qəmûʾēl)
Meaning: “God has raised up” or “assembly of God”
First Appearance: Genesis 22:21
Description: A son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother. Also, a leader of the tribe of Ephraim, and a Levite in the time of David.
22.) Kenan
Original (Hebrew): קֵינָן (Qênān)
Meaning: “Possession” or “smith”
First Appearance: Genesis 5:9
Description: A son of Enosh and great-grandson of Seth. Also spelled Cainan.
23.) Kenath
Original (Hebrew): קְנָת (Qənāṯ)
Meaning: “Possession”
First Appearance: Numbers 32:42
Description: A city in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River, captured by Nobah.
24.) Kenaz
Original (Hebrew): קְנַז (Qənaz)
Meaning: Possibly “hunter” or “possession”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:11
Description: A grandson of Esau, and a chief of Edom. Also, the father of Othniel, the first judge of Israel, and a descendant of Judah.
25.) Kenezite
Original (Hebrew): קְנִזִּי
Meaning: “Descendant of Kenaz”
First Appearance: Genesis 15:19
Description: A people who lived in or near Canaan in Abraham’s time. Also spelled Kenizzite.
26.) Kenites
Original (Hebrew): קֵינִי (Qênî)
Meaning: Possibly “smiths” or “belonging to Cain”
First Appearance: Genesis 15:19
Description: A nomadic people who lived in the region south of Canaan. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, was a Kenite.
27.) Kenizzite
Original (Hebrew): קְנִזִּי
Meaning: “Descendant of Kenaz”
First Appearance: Genesis 15:19
Description: Another spelling of Kenezite.
28.) Keren-happuch
Original (Hebrew): קֶרֶן הַפּוּךְ
Meaning: “Horn of antimony” or “horn of eye paint”
First Appearance: Job 42:14
Description: One of the three daughters of Job, born after his time of suffering.
29.) Kerioth
Original (Hebrew): קְרִיּוֹת
Meaning: “Cities” or “towns”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:25
Description: A town in the southern part of Judah. Also, a town in Moab.
30.) Keros
Original (Hebrew): קֵירֹס
Meaning: Possibly “weaver” or “fuller”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:44
Description: The head of a family of temple servants who returned from exile in Babylon.
31.) Keturah
Original (Hebrew): קְטוּרָה (Qəṭûrā)
Meaning: “Incense”
First Appearance: Genesis 25:1
Description: A wife or concubine of Abraham, whom he married after Sarah’s death. She was the mother of six of Abraham’s sons.
32.) Kezia
Original (Hebrew): קְצִיעָה
Meaning: “Cassia” or “cinnamon”
First Appearance: Job 42:14
Description: Another spelling of Keziah, one of Job’s daughters.
33.) Keziah
Original (Hebrew): קְצִיעָה (Qəṣîʿā)
Meaning: “Cassia” or “cinnamon”
First Appearance: Job 42:14
Description: One of the three daughters of Job, born after his time of suffering.
34.) Kibroth-hattaavah
Original (Hebrew): קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qiḇrôṯ hat-Taʾaḇā)
Meaning: “Graves of craving” or “graves of lust”
First Appearance: Numbers 11:34
Description: A place in the wilderness where the Israelites complained about the lack of meat and were given quail by God, but many died from a plague because of their greed.
35.) Kibzaim
Original (Hebrew): קִבְצַיִם
Meaning: “Two heaps” or “double gathering”
First Appearance: Joshua 21:22
Description: A Levitical city in the territory of Ephraim, likely another name for Jokmeam.
36.) Kidron
Original (Hebrew): קִדְרוֹן
Meaning: “Dark” or “turbid”
First Appearance: 2 Samuel 15:23
Description: A valley separating Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. It was crossed by David when he fled from Absalom and by Jesus on his way to Gethsemane.
37.) Kinah
Original (Hebrew): קִינָה
Meaning: “Lament” or “dirge”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:22
Description: A town in the southern part of Judah, near the border of Edom.
38.) Kindred
Original (Hebrew): מִשְׁפָּחָה, מוֹלֶדֶת
Meaning: Family, relatives
First Appearance: Genesis 12:1
Description: This is more of a general term used throughout the Bible to refer to family or clan.
39.) King
Original (Hebrew/Greek): מֶלֶךְ / Βασιλεύς
Meaning: King, ruler
First Appearance: Genesis 14:1
Description: This is a title used for many rulers throughout the Bible.
40.) King’s Dale
Original (Hebrew): עֵמֶק הַמֶּלֶךְ
Meaning: “Valley of the King”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:17
Description: A valley near Jerusalem, also called the Valley of Shaveh, where Abraham met Melchizedek.
41.) King’s Garden
Original (Hebrew): גַּן־המלך
Meaning: “Garden of the King”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 25:4
Description: A garden near the walls of Jerusalem during the time of King Zedekiah.
42.) King’s Pool
Original (Hebrew): בְּרֵכַת הַמֶּלֶךְ
Meaning: “Pool of the King”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 2:14
Description: A pool in Jerusalem near the King’s Garden.
43.) Kir
Original (Hebrew): קִיר
Meaning: “Wall” or “fortress”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 16:9
Description: A place to which the people of Damascus were exiled by the Assyrians. Also, a city in Moab, also called Kir-hareseth.
44.) Kir-haraseth
Original (Hebrew): קִיר חֲרֶ֫שֶׂת
Meaning: “Wall of potsherds” or “wall of brick”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 3:25
Description: A city in Moab, also called Kir-hareseth and Kir-heres.
45.) Kir-hareseth
Original (Hebrew): קִיר חֲרֶ֫שֶׂת
Meaning: “Wall of potsherds” or “wall of brick”
First Appearance: 2 Kings 3:25
Description: Another spelling of Kir-haraseth.
46.) Kir-heres
Original (Hebrew): קִיר חֶרֶשׂ
Meaning: “Wall of potsherds” or “wall of brick”
First Appearance: Isaiah 16:7
Description: Another spelling of Kir-haraseth.
47.) Kiriathaim
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיָתַיִם
Meaning: “Two cities” or “double city”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:5
Description: A city in the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River. Also, a Levitical city in the territory of Naphtali. Also spelled Kirjathaim.
48.) Kiriath
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיָה
Meaning: “City” or “town”
First Appearance: Deuteronomy 2:9
Description: A city in Moab.
49.) Kiriatharim
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת־עָרִים
Meaning: “City of forests”
First Appearance: Ezra 2:25
Description: Another name for Kiriath-jearim.
50.) Kiriath-arba
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע
Meaning: “City of Arba” or “city of four”
First Appearance: Genesis 23:2
Description: The original name of Hebron, a major city in the hill country of Judah.
51.) Kiriath-arim
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת־עָרִים
Meaning: “City of forests”
First Appearance: Joshua 9:17
Description: Another name for Kiriath-jearim.
52.) Kiriath-baal
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת־בַּ֫עַל (Qiryat-Baʿal)
Meaning: “City of Baal”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:60
Description: Another name for Kiriath-jearim, a city on the border of Judah and Benjamin.
53.) Kiriath-huzoth
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת חֻצוֹת (Qiryat Ḥuṣōṯ)
Meaning: “City of streets” or “city of out places”
First Appearance: Numbers 22:41
Description: A city in Moab where Balak, the king of Moab, took Balaam to see the Israelites.
54.) Kiriath-jearim
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (Qiryat Yəʿārîm)
Meaning: “City of forests”
First Appearance: Joshua 9:17
Description: A Gibeonite city located on the border between Judah and Benjamin. The ark of the covenant was kept there for a time after being returned by the Philistines. Also called Kiriath-baal, Kiriatharim, and Kiriath-arim.
55.) Kiriath-sannah
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת־סַנָּה (Qiryat-Sannā)
Meaning: “City of instruction” or “city of the law”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:49
Description: Another name for Debir, a city in the hill country of Judah.
56.) Kiriath-sepher
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר (Qiryat-Sēp̄er)
Meaning: “City of books” or “city of scribes”
First Appearance: Joshua 15:15
Description: Another name for Debir, a city in the hill country of Judah, captured by Othniel.
57.) Kirjathaim
Original (Hebrew): קִרְיָתַיִם
Meaning: “Two cities” or “double city”
First Appearance: Genesis 14:5
Description: An alternate spelling of Kiriathaim.
58.) Kish
Original (Hebrew): קִישׁ (Qîš)
Meaning: “Bow” or “snare”
First Appearance: 1 Samuel 9:1
Description: The father of Saul, the first king of Israel. Also, a Levite in the time of David, and an ancestor of Mordecai.
59.) Kishi
Original (Hebrew): קִישִׁי (Qîšî)
Meaning: “My bow” or “my snare”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 6:44
Description: Another name for Kushaiah, a Levite.
60.) Kishion
Original (Hebrew): קִשְׁיוֹן (Qišyôn)
Meaning: Possibly “hardness” or “stiffness”
First Appearance: Joshua 19:20
Description: A town in the territory of Issachar, also spelled Kishon.
61.) Kishon
Original (Hebrew): קִישׁוֹן (Qîšôn)
Meaning: “Winding” or “crooked”
First Appearance: Judges 4:7
Description: A river in northern Israel, near Mount Carmel. It was the site of Deborah and Barak’s victory over Sisera. Also spelled Kishion.
62.) Kison
Original (Hebrew):
Meaning: “Winding”
First Appearance: Psalm 83:9 KJV
Description: An alternate spelling of Kishon in the KJV.
63.) Kitron
Original (Hebrew): קִטְרוֹן (Qiṭrôn)
Meaning: Possibly “knotty” or “binding”
First Appearance: Judges 1:30
Description: A town in the territory of Zebulun, from which the Zebulunites failed to drive out the Canaanite inhabitants.
64.) Kittim
Original (Hebrew): כִּתִּים (Kittîm)
Meaning: Possibly “bruisers” or “breakers”
First Appearance: Genesis 10:4
Description: A people descended from Javan. They are generally identified with the inhabitants of Cyprus, but the term may also have been used more broadly for other peoples of the Mediterranean region. Also spelled Chittim.
65.) Kohath
Original (Hebrew): קְהָת (Qəhāṯ)
Meaning: Possibly “assembly” or “congregation”
First Appearance: Genesis 46:11
Description: One of the three sons of Levi, and the ancestor of one of the major divisions of the Levites, the Kohathites.
66.) Kohathites
Original (Hebrew): קְהָתִי (Qəhāṯî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Kohath”
First Appearance: Numbers 3:27
Description: One of the three main divisions of the Levites, descended from Kohath, the son of Levi. They were responsible for the care of the most sacred objects in the tabernacle, including the ark of the covenant.
67.) Kolaiah
Original (Hebrew): קוֹלָיָה (Qôlāyā)
Meaning: “Voice of Yahweh”
First Appearance: Nehemiah 11:7
Description: A Benjamite who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. Also, the father of Ahab, a false prophet in the time of Jeremiah.
68.) Korah
Original (Hebrew): קֹרַח (Qṓraḥ)
Meaning: “Baldness” or “ice”
First Appearance: Genesis 36:5
Description: A son of Esau. Also, a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. He and his followers were swallowed up by the earth. Also, a descendant of Judah, and a Levite gatekeeper in the time of David.
69.) Korahites
Original (Hebrew): קָרְחִי (Qorḥî)
Meaning: “Descendants of Korah”
First Appearance: Exodus 6:24
Description: A division of the Levites, descended from Korah, the son of Izhar. They served as musicians and gatekeepers in the temple.
70.) Kore
Original (Hebrew): קוֹרֵא (Qōrēʾ)
Meaning: “Caller” or “crier”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 9:19
Description: A Levite, the father of Shallum, a gatekeeper. Also, the father of a Levite in the time of Hezekiah.
71.) Koz
Original (Hebrew): קוֹץ (Qōṣ)
Meaning: “Thorn” or “summer”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 4:8
Description: A descendant of Judah, also called Hakkoz. Also, the ancestor of a family of priests who could not prove their lineage after the exile.
72.) Kushaiah
Original (Hebrew): קוּשָׁיָהוּ (Qûšāyāhû)
Meaning: Possibly “bow of Yahweh”
First Appearance: 1 Chronicles 15:17
Description: A Merarite Levite, the father of Ethan, a musician in the time of David. Also called Kishi.