Kirjath-arba — the meaning of the Hebrew name קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע

Qiryath ʼArbaʻ · pronounced keer-yath' ar-bah' · Strong's H7153 · a place

Kirjath-arba means city of Arba, or city of the four (giants).

Built from

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

אַרְבַּע ʼArbaʻ (and, H704) — Arba, one of the Anakim open in the lexicon ›

אַרְבַּע ʼarbaʻ (or, H702) — four open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע; (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.

First appearance

Gen 23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. (KJV)

Every verse that names Kirjath-arba

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges, Nehemiah

Gen 23:2Gen 35:27Josh 14:15Josh 15:13Josh 15:54Josh 20:7Josh 21:11Judg 1:10Neh 11:25

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