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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:2 -

Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:27 -

Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 -

Hebron’s name used to be Kiriath-arba; Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. After this, the land had rest from war.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:13 -

He gave Caleb son of Jephunneh the following portion among the descendants of Judah based on the LORD’s instruction to Joshua: Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak).

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:54 -

Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior ​— ​nine cities, with their settlements;

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:7 -

So they designated Kedesh in the hill country of Naphtali in Galilee, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:11 -

They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron; Arba was the father of Anak) with its surrounding pasturelands in the hill country of Judah.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:10 -

Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (Hebron was formerly named Kiriath-arba). They struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:25 -

As for the farming settlements with their fields:

Some of Judah’s descendants lived in Kiriath-arba

and Dibon and their surrounding villages, and Jekabzeel and its settlements;

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