Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H7157

Strong's H7157 · Hebrew

קִרְיַת יְעָרִים

Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym · /keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'/

Number
H7157
Language
Hebrew
Original word
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Transliteration
Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym
Pronunciation
keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'
KJV occurrences
19 verses

Definition

Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine

KJV: Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.

Root / derivation: or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קִרְיַת עָרִים; from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and the plural of H3293 (יַעַר) or H5892 (עִיר); city of forests, or city of towns;

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered קִרְיַת יְעָרִים across 19 verses.

Kirjathjearim18×
Kirjath1×
Kirjatharim1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Joshua6 verses
Joshua 9:17

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

Joshua 15:9

And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:

Joshua 15:60

Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

Joshua 18:14

And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.

Joshua 18:15

And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:

Joshua 18:28

And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.

Judges1 verse
1 Samuel3 verses
1 Chronicles5 verses
1 Chronicles 2:50

These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

1 Chronicles 2:52

And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. Haroeh: or, Reaiah half: or, half of the Menuchites, or, Hatsihammenuchoth

1 Chronicles 2:53

And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

1 Chronicles 13:5

So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.

1 Chronicles 13:6

And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.

2 Chronicles1 verse
Ezra1 verse
Nehemiah1 verse
Jeremiah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H7157 (Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym) mean?

Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine

How many times does H7157 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H7157 (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים) appears in 19 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Kirjathjearim.”

How is Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H7157 is rendered as “Kirjathjearim” (18×), “Kirjath” (1×), “Kirjatharim” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word קִרְיַת יְעָרִים come from?

or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קִרְיַת עָרִים; from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and the plural of H3293 (יַעַר) or H5892 (עִיר); city of forests, or city of towns;