Word Study · Strong's H7157 · Hebrew
קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Qiryath Yearim
keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym
“Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.
- 39occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 39 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- יְעָרִֽים׃5
- קִרְיַ֥ת5
- קִרְיַ֣ת5
- יְעָרִ֖ים4
- יְעָרִ֔ים4
- יְעָרִ֑ים2
- מִקִּרְיַ֖ת2
- קִרְיַ֤ת2
- בְּקִרְיַ֥ת1
- בְּקִרְיַ֣ת1
- הַיְּעָרִ֑ים1
- וְקִרְיַ֥ת1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- Jearim17
- Kiriath11
- [is] Kiriath3
- from Kiriath3
- at Kiriath2
- and Kiriath1
- Arim1
- the Jearim1
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)32
- preposition + proper noun (a name)5
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- the definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 32
- HR/Npl · 5
- HC/Npl · 1
- HTd/Npl · 1
All 39, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua11 of 39 · 28%
- 1 Chronicles10 of 39 · 26%
- 1 Samuel6 of 39 · 15%
- Judges4 of 39 · 10%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 39 · 5%
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Joshua11 occurrences
- Joshua 9:17וְקִרְיַ֥תvekiryatconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.here: and Kiriath
- Joshua 9:17יְעָרִֽים׃yearimproper noun (a name)So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.here: Jearim
- Joshua 15:9קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).here: [is] Kiriath
- Joshua 15:9יְעָרִֽים׃yearimproper noun (a name)From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).here: Jearim
- Joshua 15:60קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.here: [is] Kiriath
- Joshua 15:60יְעָרִ֖יםyearimproper noun (a name)Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.here: Jearim
- Joshua 18:14קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.here: [is] Kiriath
- Joshua 18:14יְעָרִ֔יםyearimproper noun (a name)On the west side the border curved southward from the hill facing Beth-horon on the south and came out at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), a city of the sons of Judah. This was the western side.here: Jearim
- Joshua 18:15קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.here: Kiriath
- Joshua 18:15יְעָרִ֑יםyearimproper noun (a name)On the south side the border began at the outskirts of Kiriath-jearim and extended westward to the spring at the Waters of Nephtoah.here: Jearim
- Joshua 18:28קִרְיַ֔תkiryatproper noun (a name)Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.here: Kiriath
Judges4 occurrences
- Judges 18:12בְּקִרְיַ֥תbekiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.here: at Kiriath
- Judges 18:12יְעָרִ֖יםyearimproper noun (a name)They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.here: Jearim
- Judges 18:12קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.here: Kiriath
- Judges 18:12יְעָרִֽים׃yearimproper noun (a name)They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.here: Jearim
1 Samuel6 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 6:21קִרְיַת־kiryat-proper noun (a name)So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”here: Kiriath
- 1 Samuel 6:21יְעָרִ֖יםyearimproper noun (a name)So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”here: Jearim
- 1 Samuel 7:1קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.here: Kiriath
- 1 Samuel 7:1יְעָרִ֗יםyearimproper noun (a name)Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.here: Jearim
- 1 Samuel 7:2בְּקִרְיַ֣תbekiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.here: at Kiriath
- 1 Samuel 7:2יְעָרִ֔יםyearimproper noun (a name)And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.here: Jearim
1 Chronicles10 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:50קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:here: Kiriath
- 1 Chronicles 2:50יְעָרִֽים׃yearimproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:here: Jearim
- 1 Chronicles 2:52קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:here: Kiriath
- 1 Chronicles 2:52יְעָרִ֑יםyearimproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:here: Jearim
- 1 Chronicles 2:53קִרְיַ֣תkiryatproper noun (a name)Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.here: Kiriath
- 1 Chronicles 2:53יְעָרִ֔יםyearimproper noun (a name)Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.here: Jearim
- 1 Chronicles 13:5מִקִּרְיַ֖תmikiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.here: from Kiriath
- 1 Chronicles 13:5יְעָרִֽים׃yearimproper noun (a name)So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.here: Jearim
- 1 Chronicles 13:6קִרְיַ֥תkiryatproper noun (a name)David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.here: Kiriath
- 1 Chronicles 13:6יְעָרִ֖יםyearimproper noun (a name)David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.here: Jearim
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 1:4מִקִּרְיַ֣תmikiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.here: from Kiriath
- 2 Chronicles 1:4יְעָרִ֔יםyearimproper noun (a name)Now David had brought the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place he had prepared for it, because he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.here: Jearim
Ezra2 occurrences
Nehemiah2 occurrences
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 26:20מִקִּרְיַ֖תmikiryatpreposition + proper noun (a name)Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.here: from Kiriath
- Jeremiah 26:20הַיְּעָרִ֑יםhaiyearimthe definite article (“the”) + proper noun (a name)Now there was another man prophesying in the name of the LORD, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land the same things that Jeremiah did.here: the Jearim