3677. kese or keseh
Strong's Lexicon
kese or keseh: Full moon

Original Word: כֵּסֶא or כֶּסֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kese or keseh
Pronunciation: keh-seh
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-seh)
Definition: Full moon
Meaning: fulness, the full moon, its festival

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to cover or conceal

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance for "kese," as it is a specific Hebrew term related to the lunar calendar. However, the concept of the full moon is present in the Greek New Testament, often associated with the timing of Passover and other feasts.

Usage: The Hebrew word "kese" or "keseh" refers to the full moon. It is used in the context of marking time, particularly in relation to the lunar calendar that was significant in ancient Israelite culture. The full moon was an important marker for certain festivals and religious observances.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the lunar calendar played a crucial role in determining the timing of religious festivals and agricultural activities. The full moon, or "kese," was a significant phase in this calendar. It marked the middle of the lunar month and was often associated with the celebration of festivals such as Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. The full moon was seen as a time of completeness and was often linked to themes of light and revelation in the biblical narrative.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
full moon
NASB Translation
full moon (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כֶּ֫סֶא Proverbs 7:20, כֶּ֫סֶה Psalm 81:4 noun [masculine] full moon (compare Aramaic ; origin dubious, compare LagSymn. i. 93; perhaps Assyrian loan-word; compare Assyrian kusêu, headdress or cap, = agû, id., and also full moon (as tiara of moon-god ?), DlHWB, sub kusêu, kubšu, agû; yet see Brock) — ׳לְיוֺם הַכּ Proverbs 7:20; as a feast-day, ׳בַּכּ Psalm 81:4 (opposed to בַּחֹדֶשׁ, at the new moon).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
time appointed

Or keceh {keh'-seh}; apparently from kacah; properly, fulness or the full moon, i.e. Its festival -- (time) appointed.

see HEBREW kacah

Forms and Transliterations
בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה בכסה הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא הכסא bak·kê·seh bakKeseh bakkêseh hak·kê·se hakKese hakkêse
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 81:3
HEB: בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שׁוֹפָ֑ר בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה לְי֣וֹם חַגֵּֽנוּ׃
NAS: at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast
KJV: in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast
INT: the new the trumpet the full day our feast

Proverbs 7:20
HEB: בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃
NAS: of money with him, At the full moon he will come
KJV: home at the day appointed.
INT: him the day the full will come home

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3677
2 Occurrences


bak·kê·seh — 1 Occ.
hak·kê·se — 1 Occ.
















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