7157. Qiryath Yearim or Qiryath Arim
Strong's Concordance
Qiryath Yearim or Qiryath Arim: "city of forests," a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin
Original Word: קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Qiryath Yearim or Qiryath Arim
Phonetic Spelling: (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem')
Definition: "city of forests", a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from qiryah and yaar
Definition
"city of forests," a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin
NASB Translation
Kiriath (1), Kiriath-arim (1), Kiriath-jearim (18).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
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; 2Chronicles 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; RobBR ii. 11 conjectures Kiryat el-`Enab, 8 miles + west of Jerusalem (compare Καριαθιαρειμ LagOnom. 271); `Erma (HendersonPal. 85, 112, 210 ConderSurvey Mem. iii. 43 ff.), compare GASmGeogr. 225 f. BuhlGeogr. 166 f..

קִרְיַתסַֿנָּה see following עָרִים ׳ק see foregoing

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim

Or (Jer. 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Josh. 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or Qiryath tariym {keer-yath' aw-reem'}; from qiryah and the plural of ya'ar or iyr; city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine -- Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.

see HEBREW qiryah

see HEBREW ya'ar

see HEBREW iyr

Forms and Transliterations
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
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Joshua 9:17
HEB: וּבְאֵר֖וֹת וְקִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃
NAS: and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim.
KJV: and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
INT: and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim

Joshua 15:9
HEB: הִ֖יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃
NAS: to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
KJV: to Baalah, which [is] Kirjathjearim:
INT: to Baalah he which Kirjathjearim

Joshua 15:60
HEB: הִ֛יא קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים וְהָֽרַבָּ֑ה עָרִ֥ים
NAS: Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah;
KJV: Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah;
INT: Kiriath-baal he which Kirjathjearim and Rabbah cities

Joshua 18:14
HEB: הִ֚יא קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים עִ֖יר בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city
KJV: thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city
INT: Kiriath-baal he which Kirjathjearim A city of the sons

Joshua 18:15
HEB: מִקְצֵ֖ה קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים וְיָצָ֤א הַגְּבוּל֙
NAS: [was] from the edge of Kiriath-jearim, and the border
KJV: [was] from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border
INT: the south the edge of Kiriath-jearim went and the border

Joshua 18:28
HEB: יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת קִרְיַ֔ת עָרִ֥ים אַרְבַּֽע־
NAS: Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen
KJV: Gibeath, [and] Kirjath; fourteen
INT: which Jerusalem Gibeath Kiriath cities four

Judges 18:12
HEB: וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ בְּקִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה עַל־
NAS: up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah.
KJV: and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah:
INT: went and camped Kiriath-jearim Judah and

Judges 18:12
HEB: אַחֲרֵ֖י קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃
NAS: behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim.
KJV: behold, [it is] behind Kirjathjearim.
INT: behold is west of Kiriath-jearim

1 Samuel 6:21
HEB: יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י קִרְיַת־ יְעָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵשִׁ֤בוּ
NAS: to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying,
KJV: to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying,
INT: to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim saying have brought

1 Samuel 7:1
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֣י ׀ קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֗ים וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ אֶת־
NAS: And the men of Kiriath-jearim came
KJV: And the men of Kirjathjearim came,
INT: came and the men of Kiriath-jearim and took the ark

1 Samuel 7:2
HEB: הָֽאָרוֹן֙ בְּקִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים
NAS: remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time
KJV: abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time
INT: remained the ark Kiriath-jearim was long the time

1 Chronicles 2:50
HEB: אֲבִ֖י קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִֽים׃
NAS: the father of Kiriath-jearim,
KJV: Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
INT: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim

1 Chronicles 2:52
HEB: אֲבִ֖י קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֑ים הָרֹאֶ֖ה חֲצִ֥י
NAS: the father of Kiriath-jearim had
KJV: the father of Kirjathjearim had sons;
INT: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim Haroeh half

1 Chronicles 2:53
HEB: וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת֙ קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים הַיִּתְרִי֙ וְהַפּוּתִ֔י
NAS: and the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites,
KJV: And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites,
INT: and the families of Kiriath-jearim the Ithrites the Puthites

1 Chronicles 13:5
HEB: הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִקִּרְיַ֖ת יְעָרִֽים׃
NAS: the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
KJV: the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
INT: the ark of God Kiriath-jearim

1 Chronicles 13:6
HEB: אֶל־ קִרְיַ֥ת יְעָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִיהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: up to Baalah, [that is], to Kiriath-jearim, which
KJV: to Baalah, [that is], to Kirjathjearim, which [belonged] to Judah,
INT: to Baalah about Kiriath-jearim which to Judah

2 Chronicles 1:4
HEB: דָוִיד֙ מִקִּרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים בַּֽהֵכִ֥ין ל֖וֹ
NAS: of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared
KJV: brought up from Kirjathjearim to [the place which] David
INT: had brought David Kiriath-jearim had prepared David

Ezra 2:25
HEB: בְּנֵ֨י קִרְיַ֤ת עָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת
NAS: the sons of Kiriath-arim, Chephirah
KJV: The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah,
INT: the children of Kirjatharim Chephirah and Beeroth

Nehemiah 7:29
HEB: אַנְשֵׁ֨י קִרְיַ֤ת יְעָרִים֙ כְּפִירָ֣ה וּבְאֵר֔וֹת
NAS: the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah
KJV: The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah,
INT: he Kirjathjearim Chephirah and Beeroth

Jeremiah 26:20
HEB: שְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּ מִקִּרְיַ֖ת הַיְּעָרִ֑ים וַיִּנָּבֵ֞א עַל־
NAS: of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim; and he prophesied
KJV: of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied
INT: the son of Shemaiah Kiriath-jearim prophesied against

20 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7157
20 Occurrences


‘ā·rîm — 1 Occ.
hay·yə·‘ā·rîm — 1 Occ.
qir·yaṯ — 1 Occ.
yə·‘ā·rîm — 17 Occ.
















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