Kirjathbaal — the meaning of the Hebrew name קִרְיַת בַּעַל

קִרְיַת בַּעַל

Qiryath Baʻal · pronounced keer-yath' bah'-al · Strong's H7154 · a place

Kirjathbaal means city of Baal.

Built from

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

בַּעַל Baʻal (and, H1168) — Baal, a Phoenician deity open in the lexicon ›

from H7151 and H1168; city of Baal; Kirjath-Baal, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:60 Kirjath–baal, which is Kirjath–jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Joshua

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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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