Strong's H7157 · Hebrew
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym · /keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
19 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Joshua6 verses
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 15:9And 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 15:60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
Joshua 18:14And 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 18:15And 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 18:28And 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.
1 Samuel3 verses
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
1 Samuel 7:1And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
1 Chronicles5 verses
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
1 Chronicles 2:52And 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 2:53And 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 13:5So 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 13:6And 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
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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;