Strong's Lexicon

H7156

H7156 — קִריָתַיִם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewQiryathayimName/l.Occurrences: 7

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7156
Word:	קִריָתַיִם
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	dual of H7151
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	7
Transliteration:	Qiryathayim
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	keer-yaw-thah'-yim
Meaning:	1. double city 2. Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Kiriathaim, Kirjathaim.

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BDB7577

קִרְיָתַ֫יִם proper name [of a location] Καριαθαιμ (perhaps double city (dual), yet in general on יִַ֯ם in proper name, of a location see Ges^{«GKC:88c»§ 88c}); —

1. in Moab ( MI¹⁰ ) Jer 48:1 (תָ֑יִם-), Jer 48:23, so קִיָתָ֑יְמָה Ezek 25:9 Qr ( Kt קריתמה); Reubenite city according to Num 32:37 (תָ֑יִם-) Josh 13:9 שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם Gen 14:5 plain of Kiryathaim (see שָׁוֵה ); modern †urêyât , approximately 1 1/4 miles southeast from (Mt.) ±A‰‰arus ( עֲטָרוֺת), and 6 3/4 miles north-northwest from Dibon; GASm^{Geogr. 567 f.} Buhl^{Geogr. 267.}

2. Levitical city in Naphtali 1Chr 6:61, = קַרְתָּן || Josh 21:32 (Θεμμων, ᵐ5 ^L Καρθαν).

BDB8520

I. שָׁוֵה noun [masculine] level plain; — in שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִם Gen 14:5 (see ׳ ק p. 900:a; ׳ ק appositive according to Ol^{§ 277 c} Lag^{BN 43}; ? read שְׁוֵּה); Σαυη.

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