Lexical Summary Qiryath Yearim or Qiryath Arim: "city of forests", a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin Original Word: קִרְיַת יְעָרִיםTransliteration: Qiryath Yearim or Qiryath Arim Phonetic Spelling: (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem') Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Short Definition: "city of forests", a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin Meaning: Kiriath-jearim -- "city of forests", a city given to Judah, then to Benjamin Strong's 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 Brown-Driver-Briggs H7157. Qiryath Yearim or Qiryath Arim יְעָרִים קִרְיַת 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 15:60 compare Judges 18:12 (twice in verse), on border of Benjamin Joshua 15:9 (הַר יְעָרִים 15:10, ᵐ5 πόλιν Ιαρειν, see יְעָרִים), 18:14; assigned to Benjamin 18:28 (יְעָרִים omitted by textual error before עָרִים, see ᵐ5); near Beth Shemesh 1 Samuel 6:21, long the abode of ark 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 = ׳ק עָרִים Ezra 2:25 (read יְעָרִים); with article ׳ק הַיְּעָרִים Jeremiah 26:20; abbreviated (in poetry) (שְׂדֵיֿ) יָ֑עַר Psalm 132:6; called also קִרְיַתבַּֿעַל (Καριαθβααλ) Joshua 15:60; 18:14 + 18:15 (where read for ׳ק יְעָרִים, so ᵐ5 Di Benn Steuern); this abbreviated into בַּעֲלָה, 15:9-10, [(Ιε)βααλ], also 15:11; 15:29, and יְהוּדָה מִבַּעֲלֵי 2 Samuel 6:2 (read יְה ׳בַּעַל, or יְה ׳בַּעֲלַת), 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 ׳ק עָרִים see foregoing |
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