◄ 7156. Qiryathayim ►
Berean Strong's Lexicon Qiryathayim: Kiriathaim Original Word: קִרְיָתַיִם Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Qiryathayim Pronunciation: keer-yah-thah-yeem Phonetic Spelling: (keer-yaw-thah'-yim) Definition: Kiriathaim Meaning: Kirjathaim Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root קִרְיָה (qiryah), meaning "city" or "town," with the dual form indicating "two cities" or "double city." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kiriathaim in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible. Usage: Kiriathaim is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a location in the territory of Moab. The name suggests a settlement that may have been composed of two parts or sections, hence the dual form. Cultural and Historical Background: Kiriathaim was a city located east of the Jordan River, within the region historically associated with the Moabites. It is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries and conquests. The city was significant in the ancient Near Eastern landscape, often associated with the Moabite civilization, which had interactions and conflicts with the Israelites. The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes hostile and at other times neutral or allied. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from qarah Definition a city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali NASB Translation Kiriathaim (6). Brown-Driver-Briggs קִרְיָתַ֫יִם proper name, of a location Καριαθαιμ (perhaps double city (dual), yet in General on יִַ֯ם in proper name, of a location see Ges§ 88c); — 1 in Moab (MI10) Jeremiah 48:1 (תָ֑יִם-), Jeremiah 48:23, so קִיָתָ֑יְמָה Ezekiel 25:9 Qr (Kt קריתמה); Reubenite city according to Numbers 32:37 (תָ֑יִם-) Joshua 13:9; שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם Genesis 14:5 plain of Kiryathaim (see שָׁוֵה); modern †urêyât, approximately 1 4-Janmiles southeast from (Mt.) ±A‰‰arus (עֲטָרוֺת), and 6 4-Marmiles north-northwest from Dibon; GASmGeogr. 567 f. BuhlGeogr. 267. 2 Levitical city in Naphtali 1 Chronicles 6:61, = קַרְתָּן "" Joshua 21:32 (Θεμμων, ᵐ5L Καρθαν). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Kiriathaim, Kirjathaim Dual of qiryah; double city; Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Palestine -- Kiriathaim, Kirjathaim. see HEBREW qiryah Forms and Transliterations וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם וְקִרְיָתָֽיְמָה׃ וקריתים וקריתימה׃ קִרְיָתַ֖יִם קִרְיָתַ֛יִם קִרְיָתָ֑יִם קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ קריתים קריתים׃ kiryaTayim qir·yā·ṯa·yim qir·yā·ṯā·yim qiryāṯayim qiryāṯāyim vekiryaTayemah vekiryaTayim wə·qir·yā·ṯā·yə·māh wə·qir·yā·ṯa·yim wəqiryāṯāyəmāh wəqiryāṯayim Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 14:5 HEB: הָֽאֵימִ֔ים בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ INT: and the Emim Shaveh Kiriathaim Numbers 32:37 HEB: אֶלְעָלֵ֑א וְאֵ֖ת קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ NAS: Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim, KJV: Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, INT: Heshbon and Elealeh and Kiriathaim Joshua 13:19 HEB: וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה וְצֶ֥רֶת NAS: and Kiriathaim and Sibmah KJV: And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, INT: and Kiriathaim and Sibmah and Zereth-shahar 1 Chronicles 6:76 HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־ קִרְיָתַ֖יִם וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃ NAS: with its pasture lands and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands. KJV: with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. INT: Hammon lands and Kiriathaim pasture Jeremiah 48:1 HEB: הֹבִ֥ישָׁה נִלְכְּדָ֖ה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם הֹבִ֥ישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב NAS: for it has been destroyed; Kiriathaim has been put to shame, KJV: for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded INT: is confounded has been captured Kiriathaim is confounded the lofty Jeremiah 48:23 HEB: וְעַ֧ל קִרְיָתַ֛יִם וְעַל־ בֵּ֥ית NAS: against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul KJV: And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, INT: against Kiriathaim against Beth-gamul Ezekiel 25:9 HEB: [וְקִרְיָתְמָה כ] (וְקִרְיָתָֽיְמָה׃ ק) NAS: Baal-meon and Kiriathaim, KJV: Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim, INT: Beth-jeshimoth Baal-meon Kiriathaim 7 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7156 7 Occurrences qir·yā·ṯā·yim — 5 Occ. wə·qir·yā·ṯā·yə·māh — 1 Occ. wə·qir·yā·ṯa·yim — 1 Occ.