Kerioth — the meaning of the Hebrew name קְרִיּוֹת

קְרִיּוֹת

Qᵉrîyôwth · pronounced ker-ee-yoth' · Strong's H7152 · a place · also spelled Kirioth

Kerioth means buildings.

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קִרְיָה qiryâh (plural of, H7151) — a city open in the lexicon ›

plural of H7151; buildings; Kerioth, the name of two places in Palestine.

Josh 15:25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Joshua, Jeremiah, Amos

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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