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קִרְיָה H7151
H7151 is the Hebrew word קִרְיָה, transliterated qiryâh and said kir-yaw'. The King James Version most often renders it city.
What it means
building; a city.
Where it comes from
from H7136 (קָרָה) in the sense of flooring, i.e..
How the King James Version translates it
Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: city.
Verses using קִרְיָה
All 28 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 21:28 · KJV
For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
Deuteronomy 2:36 · KJV
From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us:
Deuteronomy 3:4 · KJV
And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.
Joshua 15:13 · KJV
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
Joshua 21:11 · KJV
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
1 Kings 1:41 · KJV
And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
1 Kings 1:45 · KJV
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
Job 39:7 · KJV
He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
Psalm 48:2 · KJV
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Proverbs 10:15 · KJV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 11:10 · KJV
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Proverbs 18:11 · KJV
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Proverbs 18:19 · KJV
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Proverbs 29:8 · KJV
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Isaiah 1:21 · KJV
How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.
Isaiah 22:2 · KJV
Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle.
Isaiah 24:10 · KJV
The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in.
Isaiah 25:2 · KJV
For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
Isaiah 25:3 · KJV
Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
Isaiah 26:5 · KJV
For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.
Isaiah 29:1 · KJV
Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
Isaiah 33:20 · KJV
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Jeremiah 49:25 · KJV
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
Hosea 6:8 · KJV
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.
Micah 4:10 · KJV
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Habakkuk 2:8 · KJV
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Habakkuk 2:12 · KJV
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
Habakkuk 2:17 · KJV
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7151 mean?
H7151 is the Hebrew word קִרְיָה (qiryâh), meaning building; a city.
How is H7151 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it city (25 times), one city (1 time), even the city (1 time), out of the city (1 time).
How many times does H7151 appear in the Bible?
קִרְיָה (qiryâh) is tagged in 28 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7151 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7136 (קָרָה) in the sense of flooring, i.e..
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