Word Study · Strong's H7153 · Hebrew
קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע
Qiryath Arba
keer-yath' ar-bah'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qiryath ʼArbaʻ
“Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Kirjath-arba.
- 18occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 12inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 12
- אַרְבַּ֛ע4
- קִרְיַ֣ת3
- קִרְיַ֥ת2
- אַרְבַּ֔ע1
- אַרְבַּ֨ע1
- אַרְבַּ֑ע1
- בְּקִרְיַ֥ת1
- בְּקִרְיַ֤ת1
- הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע1
- הָֽאַרְבַּע֙1
- וְקִרְיַ֥ת1
- קִרְיַת֩1
How it is rendered · 7
- Arba7
- Kiriath4
- [was] Kiriath2
- the Arba2
- and Kiriath1
- at Kiriath1
- in Kiriath1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)14
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 14
- HR/Npl · 2
- HC/Npl · 1
- HTd/Npl · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis4 occurrences
- Genesis 23:2בְּקִרְיַ֥תbekiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.here: at Kiriath
- Genesis 23:2אַרְבַּ֛עʾarba'proper noun (a name)She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.here: Arba
- Genesis 35:27קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.here: Kiriath
- Genesis 35:27הָֽאַרְבַּ֑עhaarba'proper noun (a name)Jacob returned to his father Isaac at Mamre, near Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed.here: the Arba
Joshua10 occurrences
- Joshua 14:15קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.here: [was] Kiriath
- Joshua 14:15אַרְבַּ֔עʾarba'proper noun (a name)(Hebron used to be called Kiriath-arba, after Arba, the greatest man among the Anakim.) Then the land had rest from war.here: Arba
- Joshua 15:13קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)here: Kiriath
- Joshua 15:13אַרְבַּ֛עʾarba'proper noun (a name)According to the LORD’s command to him, Joshua gave Caleb son of Jephunneh a portion among the sons of Judah—Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron. (Arba was the forefather of Anak.)here: Arba
- Joshua 15:54וְקִרְיַ֥תvekiryatconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.here: and Kiriath
- Joshua 15:54אַרְבַּ֛עʾarba'proper noun (a name)Humtah, Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), and Zior—nine cities, along with their villages.here: Arba
- Joshua 20:7קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.here: Kiriath
- Joshua 20:7אַרְבַּ֛עʾarba'proper noun (a name)So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.here: Arba
- Joshua 21:11קִרְיַת֩kiryatproper noun (a name)They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)here: Kiriath
- Joshua 21:11אַרְבַּ֨עʾarba'proper noun (a name)They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)here: Arba
Judges2 occurrences
- Judges 1:10קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.here: [was] Kiriath
- Judges 1:10אַרְבַּ֑עʾarba'proper noun (a name)Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.here: Arba
Nehemiah2 occurrences
- Nehemiah 11:25בְּקִרְיַ֤תbekiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;here: in Kiriath
- Nehemiah 11:25הָֽאַרְבַּע֙haarba'the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;here: the Arba