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H7153 קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע (Qiryath ʼArbaʻ) keer-yath' ar-bah'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Kiriath-arba

Strong's Definition

Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine

Derivation: or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע; (Nehemiah 11:25), from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and H704 (אַרְבַּע) or H702 (אַרְבַּע); city of Arba, or city of the four (giants);

KJV Usage: Kirjath-arba.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Kirjath-arba = "city of Arba"
1) early name of the city which after the conquest was called 'Hebron'

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע (qir.yat ar.ba) — Kiriath-arba. Kirjath-arba = "city of Arba" early name of the city which after the conquest was called 'Hebron' Another name of chev.ron (חֶבְרוֹן "Hebron" H2275A)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Names of Locations | ≈ חֶבְרֹון

Kiriath-Arba = town, later known as Hebron; ◄ located in the hill country; territory of Judah; named after one of the Anakites

GEN 23:2 · GEN 35:27 · JOS 14:15 · JOS 15:13 · JOS 15:54 · JOS 20:7 · JOS 21:11 · JDG 1:10 · NEH 11:25

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע n.pr.loc. older name of Hebron (prob. = fourfold city) base

Bible Occurrences (9)

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