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the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #7157 - קִרְיַת עָרִים
Transliteration
Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym
Phonetics
(keer-yath') yeh-aw-reem', aw-reem'
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests"
- a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
- also ´Kirjath-baal´ and ´Baalah´
- a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (18)
Joshua
5
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
4
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
BSB (22)
Joshua
11
Judges
4
1 Samuel
6
1 Chronicles
10
2 Chronicles
2
Ezra
2
Nehemiah
2
Jeremiah
2
CSB (19)
Joshua
5
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
ESV (20)
Joshua
6
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
KJV (20)
Joshua
6
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
LEB (19)
Joshua
6
Judges
1
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
LSB (20)
Joshua
6
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
N95 (20)
Joshua
6
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
NAS (20)
Joshua
6
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (20)
Joshua
6
Judges
2
1 Samuel
3
1 Chronicles
5
2 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Jeremiah
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים proper name, of a location πόλ(ε)ις Ιαρειμ[ν], Καριαθιαρειμ, etc. ( city of forests); — city of the Gibeonites Joshua 9:17, assigned to Judah Joshua 15:60 compare Judges 18:12 (twice in verse), on border of Benjamin Joshua 15:9 (יְעָרִים הַר Joshua 15:10, ᵐ5 πόλιν Ιαρειν, see יְעָרִים), Joshua 18:14; assigned to Benjamin Joshua 18:28 (יְעָרִים omitted by textual error before עָרִים, see ᵐ5); near Beth Shemesh 1 Samuel 6:21, long the abode of ark 1 Samuel 7:1,2; 1 Chronicles 13:5,6; 2 Chronicles 1:4; named in Genealogical list 1 Chronicles 2:50,52,53; named also Nehemiah 7:29 = עָרִים׳ק Ezra 2:25 (read יְעָרִים); with article הַיְּעָרִים׳ק Jeremiah 26:20; abbreviated (in poetry) (שְׂדֵיֿ) יָ֑עַר Psalm 132:6; called also קִרְיַתבַּֿעַל (Καριαθβααλ) Joshua 15:60; Joshua 18:14 + Joshua 18:15 (where read for יְעָרִים׳ק, so ᵐ5 Di Benn Steuern); this abbreviated into בַּעֲלָה, Joshua 15:9,10 [(Ιε)βααλ], also Joshua 15:11; Joshua 15:29, and מִבַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה 2 Samuel 6:2 (read ׳בַּעַל יְה, or ׳בַּעֲלַת יְה), בַּעֲלָ֑תָה "" 1 Chronicles 13:6 (see on these II. בַּעֲלָה). Identification uncertain; Rob BR ii. 11 conjectures Kiryat el-`Enab, 8 miles + west of Jerusalem (compare Καριαθιαρειμ Lag Onom. 271); `Erma (Henderson Pal. 85,112, 210 Conder Survey Mem. iii. 43ff.), compare GASm Geogr. 225f. Buhl Geogr. 166f..
קִרְיַתסַֿנָּה see following עָרִים׳ק see foregoing
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
List of Word Forms
הַיְּעָרִ֑ים היערים יְעָרִ֑ים יְעָרִ֔ים יְעָרִ֖ים יְעָרִ֗ים יְעָרִֽים׃ יְעָרִים֙ יערים יערים׃ עָרִים֙ ערים קִרְיַ֔ת קרית ‘ā·rîm ‘ārîm aRim haiyeaRim hay·yə·‘ā·rîm hayyə‘ārîm kirYat qir·yaṯ qiryaṯ yə‘ārîm yə·‘ā·rîm yeaRim
