Bible Dictionary

Kishi

The name Kishi means “hardness; his gravity; his offense”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(bow of Jehovah), a Merarite, and father of ancestor of Ethan the minstrel. (1 Chronicles 6:44)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

kish'i (qishi, "snarer," "fowler"): Father of Ethan, one of the singers David "set over the service of song" in the house of the Lord (1Ch 6:31); the "Kushaiah" of 1Ch 15:17 (compare 1Ch 6:44).