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Lexicon :: Strong's H7153 - qiryaṯ 'arbaʿ

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קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע
Transliteration
qiryaṯ 'arbaʿ
Pronunciation
keer-yath' ar-bah'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Strong’s Definitions

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע Qiryath ʼArbaʻ, keer-yath' ar-bah'; or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע Qiryath hâ-ʼArbaʻ; (Nehemiah 11:25), from H7151 and H704 or H702; city of Arba, or city of the four (giants); Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine:—Kirjath-arba.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H7153 in the following manner: Kirjatharba (6x), city of Arba (1x), synonym (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H7153 in the following manner: Kirjatharba (6x), city of Arba (1x), synonym (2x).

  1. Kirjath-arba = "city of Arba"

    1. early name of the city which after the conquest was called 'Hebron'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע Qiryath ʼArbaʻ, keer-yath' ar-bah'; or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע Qiryath hâ-ʼArbaʻ; (Nehemiah 11:25), from H7151 and H704 or H702; city of Arba, or city of the four (giants); Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine:—Kirjath-arba.
STRONGS H7153: Abbreviations
† קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע proper name, of a location older name of Hebron; πόλις Αρβο(κ), Καρ(ι)αθαρβοκ, etc. (probably = fourfold city (otherwise Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11), see especially GFM); — Joshua 14:15 (J E D), Judges 1:10b (אַרְבַּ֑ע ק׳), also Genesis 23:2; Joshua 15:13, 54; Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:11 (all P); הָא׳ ק׳ Genesis 35:27 (P) Nehemiah 11:25.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

23:2; 35:27

Joshua

14:15; 14:15; 15:13; 15:13; 15:54; 20:7; 21:11; 21:11

Judges

1:10

Nehemiah

11:25

H7153

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Strong's Number H7153 matches the Hebrew קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע (qiryaṯ 'arbaʿ),
which occurs 18 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:2 - She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:27 - Jacob came home to his father Isaac in Mamre, near Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:13 - In accordance with the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion in Judah—Kiriath Arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:54 - Humtah, Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) and Zior—nine towns and their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:7 - So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:11 - They gave them Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pastureland, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:10 - They advanced against the Canaanites living in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:25 - As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
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