קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע
Qiryath ʼArbaʻ · keer-yath' ar-bah'
Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: or (with the article interposed) קִרְיַת הָאַרְבַּע; (Nehemiah 11:25), from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and H704 (אַרְבַּע) or H702 (אַרְבַּע); city of Arba, or city of the four (giants);
Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Kirjath-arba.
Letters
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › strength, the leader › the head, the highest › the house, what is within › to see and know
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign of strength, the leader of the head, the highest of the house, what is within that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
18 occurrences · 18 OT · 0 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was kirjatharba2 · 22%
- of arba2 · 22%
- and kirjatharba2 · 22%
- in kirjatharba1 · 11%
- unto the city of arbah1 · 11%
- at kirjatharba1 · 11%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.