קִרְיַת יְעָרִים
Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym · keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem'
Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קִרְיַת עָרִים; from H7151 (קִרְיָה) and the plural of H3293 (יַעַר) or H5892 (עִיר); city of forests, or city of towns;
Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, 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, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.
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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- 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
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works › to see and know › the head, the highest › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
What comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works that works to see and know of the head, the highest of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of קִרְיַת יְעָרִים 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
39 occurrences · 39 OT · 0 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of kirjathjearim8 · 40%
- which is kirjathjearim3 · 15%
- in kirjathjearim2 · 10%
- from kirjathjearim2 · 10%
- and kirjathjearim1 · 5%
- and kirjath1 · 5%
- kirjathjearim1 · 5%
- that is, to kirjathjearim1 · 5%
- of kirjatharim1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
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.