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קִרְיַת יְעָרִים H7157
H7157 is the Hebrew word קִרְיַת יְעָרִים, transliterated Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym and said keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'. The King James Version most often renders it kirjathjearim.
What it means
Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes 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.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.
Verses using קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 15:60 · KJV
Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
Joshua 18:14 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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.
Judges 18:12 · KJV
And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.
1 Samuel 6:21 · KJV
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 7:1 · KJV
And 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 7:2 · KJV
And 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 Chronicles 2:50 · KJV
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
1 Chronicles 2:52 · KJV
And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
1 Chronicles 2:53 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 Chronicles 1:4 · KJV
But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Ezra 2:25 · KJV
The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
Nehemiah 7:29 · KJV
The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
Jeremiah 26:20 · KJV
And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah:
Common questions
What does Strong's H7157 mean?
H7157 is the Hebrew word קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym), meaning Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine.
How is H7157 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it kirjathjearim (15 times), kirjath (1 time), kirjatharim (1 time).
How many times does H7157 appear in the Bible?
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7157 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: 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.
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