Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7157
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
qir.yat ye.a.rim · “Kiriath-jearim”
Used 39 times across 8 books
Definition
§ Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests"
a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'
Where it appears
Joshua11
Judges4
1 Samuel6
1 Chronicles10
2 Chronicles2
Ezra2
Nehemiah2
Jeremiah2
In the text
Joshua 9:17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath–jearim.Joshua 15:9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath–jearim:Joshua 15:60Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:Joshua 18:14And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth–horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.Joshua 18:15And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath–jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:Joshua 18:28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.Judges 18:12And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath–jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh–dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath–jearim.1 Samuel 6:21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.1 Samuel 7:1And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.1 Samuel 7:2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
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