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Strong's H7157 קִרְיַת יְעָרִים (qiryathyearim)

Qiryathyearim means “Kirjath” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7157
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 8

Strong's H7157 Quick Answer

Strong's H7157 קִריַת יְעָרִים קִריַת עָרִים is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Qiryath Y`ariym (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem') (or (Jer. 26) n/l. 1. city of forests, or city of towns 2. Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Israel It has 19 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include kirjathjearim, city, and kirjatharim. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Qiryath Y`ariym (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem') (or (Jer. 26) n/l. 1. city of forests, or city of towns 2. Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Israel
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
kirjathjearim, city, and kirjatharim

Meaning and Definition

Qiryath Y`ariym (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem') (or (Jer. 26) n/l. 1. city of forests, or city of towns 2. Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Israel [from H7151 and the plural of H3293 or H5892] KJV: Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim. Root(s): H7151, H3293, H5892

Original Word
קִריַת יְעָרִים קִריַת עָרִים
Derivation
First root strongs: 7151 Second root strongs: 3293 Third root strongs: 5892
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7157. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Kiriath-jearim

Usage: § 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'

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How Strong's H7157 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H7157, 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.

Kirjathjearim Joshua 9:17 15× city Joshua 18:14 Kirjatharim Ezra 2:25

How Strong's H7157 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 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7157 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 H7157 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Joshua 9:17 KJV

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

Joshua 15:9 KJV

And 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 Kirjathjearim:

Joshua 15:60 KJV

Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7157.

Joshua 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
Joshua 15:9 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 Kirjathjearim:
Joshua 15:60 Old Testament, KJV
Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
Joshua 18:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter.
Joshua 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah:
Joshua 18:28 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.
1 Samuel 6:21 Old Testament, KJV
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
1 Samuel 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Kirjathjearim 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 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
1 Chronicles 2:50 Old Testament, KJV
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.
1 Chronicles 2:52 Old Testament, KJV
And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
1 Chronicles 2:53 Old Testament, KJV
And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites,
1 Chronicles 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
1 Chronicles 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
2 Chronicles 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
Ezra 2:25 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
Nehemiah 7:29 Old Testament, KJV
The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
Jeremiah 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjathjearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7157, grouped by book.

Joshua 6 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7157 FAQ

What does qiryathyearim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים) mean?

Qiryathyearim (Strong's H7157) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Kirjath". Qiryath Y`ariym (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem') (or (Jer. 26) n/l. 1. city of forests, or city of towns 2. Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Israel

How many times is qiryathyearim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H7157 across 8 books.

Where can I study qiryathyearim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7157 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate qiryathyearim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as kirjathjearim, city, and kirjatharim. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.