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We present Herschel/HIFI observations of the light hydride H$_{2}$S obtainedfrom the full spectral scan of the Orion Kleinmann-Low nebula (Orion KL) takenas part of the HEXOS GT key program. In total, we observe 52, 24, and 8unblended or slightly blended features from H$_{2}$$^{32}$S, H$_{2}$$^{34}$S,and H$_{2}$$^{33}$S, respectively. We only analyze emission from the so calledhot core, but emission from the plateau, extended ridge, and/or compact ridgeare also detected. Rotation diagrams for ortho and para H$_{2}$S followstraight lines given the uncertainties and yield T$_{\rm rot}$=141$\pm$12 K.This indicates H$_{2}$S is in LTE and is well characterized by a single kinetictemperature or an intense far-IR radiation field is redistributing thepopulation to produce the observed trend. We argue the latter scenario is moreprobable and find that the most highly excited states (E$_{\rm up}$>1000 K) arelikely populated primarily by radiation pumping. We derive an H$_{2}$$^{32}$Scolumn density, N$_{\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, andconstrain the H$_{2}$ volume density, n$_{H2}$>9$\times$10$^{7}$ cm$^{-3}$, forthe H$_{2}$S emitting gas. These results point to an H$_{2}$S origin inmarkedly dense, heavily embedded gas, possibly in close proximity to a hiddenself-luminous source (or sources), which are conceivably responsible for OrionKL's high luminosity. We also derive an H$_{2}$S ortho/para ratio of1.7$\pm$0.8 and set an upper limit for HDS/H2S of <4.9$\times$10$^{-3}$.

Herschel observations of Extra-Ordinary Sources: H2S as a Probe of Dense Gas and Possibly Hidden Luminosity Toward the Orion KL Hot Core