We present Herschel/HIFI observations of the light hydride H$_{2}$S obtained from the full spectral scan of the Orion Kleinmann-Low nebula (Orion KL) taken as part of the HEXOS GT key program. In total, we observe 52, 24, and 8 unblended or slightly blended features from H$_{2}$$^{32}$S, H$_{2}$$^{34}$S, and H$_{2}$$^{33}$S, respectively. We only analyze emission from the so called hot core, but emission from the plateau, extended ridge, and/or compact ridge are also detected. Rotation diagrams for ortho and para H$_{2}$S follow straight lines given the uncertainties and yield T$_{rm rot}$=141$pm$12 K. This indicates H$_{2}$S is in LTE and is well characterized by a single kinetic temperature or an intense far-IR radiation field is redistributing the population to produce the observed trend. We argue the latter scenario is more probable and find that the most highly excited states (E$_{rm up}$>1000 K) are likely populated primarily by radiation pumping. We derive an H$_{2}$$^{32}$S column density, N$_{rm tot}$(H$_{2}$$^{32}$S)=9.5$pm$1.9$times$10$^{17}$ cm$^{-2}$, gas kinetic temperature, T$_{rm kin}$=120$pm^{13}_{10}$ K, and constrain the H$_{2}$ volume density, n$_{H2}$>9$times$10$^{7}$ cm$^{-3}$, for the H$_{2}$S emitting gas. These results point to an H$_{2}$S origin in markedly dense, heavily embedded gas, possibly in close proximity to a hidden self-luminous source (or sources), which are conceivably responsible for Orion KLs high luminosity. We also derive an H$_{2}$S ortho/para ratio of 1.7$pm$0.8 and set an upper limit for HDS/H2S of <4.9$times$10$^{-3}$.
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