קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע
Transliteration
qiryaṯ 'arbaʿ
Pronunciation
keer-yath' ar-bah'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קִרְיָה (H7151) and אַרְבַּע (H704) or אַרְבַּע (H702)
Strong’s Definitions

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע Qiryath ʼArbaʻ, keer-yath' ar-bah'; or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע Qiryath hâ-ʼArbaʻ; (Nehemiah 11:25), from H7151 and H704 or H702; city of Arba, or city of the four (giants); Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine:—Kirjath-arba.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H7153 in the following manner: Kirjatharba (6x), city of Arba (1x), synonym (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H7153 in the following manner: Kirjatharba (6x), city of Arba (1x), synonym (2x).

  1. Kirjath-arba = "city of Arba"

    1. early name of the city which after the conquest was called 'Hebron'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע Qiryath ʼArbaʻ, keer-yath' ar-bah'; or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע Qiryath hâ-ʼArbaʻ; (Nehemiah 11:25), from H7151 and H704 or H702; city of Arba, or city of the four (giants); Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine:—Kirjath-arba.
STRONGS H7153: Abbreviations
† קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע proper name, of a location older name of Hebron; πόλις Αρβο(κ), Καρ(ι)αθαρβοκ, etc. (probably = fourfold city (otherwise Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11), see especially GFM); — Joshua 14:15 (J E D), Judges 1:10b (אַרְבַּ֑ע ק׳), also Genesis 23:2; Joshua 15:13, 54; Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:11 (all P); הָא׳ ק׳ Genesis 35:27 (P) Nehemiah 11:25.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 23:2; Genesis 35:27

Joshua

Joshua 14:15; Joshua 14:15; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 15:54; Joshua 20:7; Joshua 21:11; Joshua 21:11

Judges

Judges 1:10

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 11:25