Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7153
קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע
qir.yat ar.ba · “Kiriath-arba”
Used 18 times across 4 books
Definition
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)
early name of the city which after the conquest was called 'Hebron'
Another name of chev.ron (חֶבְרוֹן "Hebron" H2275A)
Where it appears
Genesis4
Joshua10
Judges2
Nehemiah2
In the text
Genesis 23:2And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.Genesis 35:27And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.Joshua 14:15And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.Joshua 15:13And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.Joshua 15:54And Humtah, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:Joshua 20:7And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath–arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.Joshua 21:11And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.Judges 1:10And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath–arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.Nehemiah 11:25And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath–arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
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