Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Kiriath-arba
Usage: 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)
Strong's Number
H7153
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
4
Strong's H7153 Quick Answer
Strong's H7153 קִריַת אַרבַּע קִריַת הָאַרבַּע is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qiryath `Arba` (keer-yath' ar-bah') (or (with the article interposed) Qiryath ha- Arbaw (Neh. 11) n/l. 1. city of Arba, or city of the four (giants) 2. Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Israel It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include arba. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Qiryath `Arba` (keer-yath' ar-bah') (or (with the article interposed) Qiryath ha- Arbaw (Neh. 11) n/l. 1. city of Arba, or city of the four (giants) 2. Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- arba
Meaning and Definition
Qiryath `Arba` (keer-yath' ar-bah') (or (with the article interposed) Qiryath ha- Arbaw (Neh. 11) n/l. 1. city of Arba, or city of the four (giants) 2. Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Israel [from H7151 and H704 or H702] KJV: Kirjath-arba. Root(s): H7151, H704, H702
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7153. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7153 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H7153, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Arba
Joshua 14:15
How Strong's H7153 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7153 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7153 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7153.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7153, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7153 FAQ
What does qiryatharba (קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע) mean?
Strong's H7153 is a Hebrew entry for H7153 קִריַת אַרבַּע קִריַת הָאַרבַּע. Qiryath `Arba` (keer-yath' ar-bah') (or (with the article interposed) Qiryath ha- Arbaw (Neh. 11) n/l. 1. city of Arba, or city of the four (giants) 2. Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Israel
How many times is qiryatharba (קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H7153 across 4 books.
Where can I study qiryatharba (קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7153 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate qiryatharba (קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as arba. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.