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Qiryathayim <a href="../hebrew/7157.htm" title="7157">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Qiryathayim: Kiriathaim</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קֵרְיָתַיִם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Qiryathayim<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keer-yah-thah-yeem<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(keer-yaw-thah'-yim)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Kiriathaim<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Kirjathaim<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root קִרְיָה (qiryah), meaning "city" or "town," with the dual form indicating "two cities" or "double city."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kiriathaim in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Kiriathaim is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a location in the territory of Moab. The name suggests a settlement that may have been composed of two parts or sections, hence the dual form.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Kiriathaim was a city located east of the Jordan River, within the region historically associated with the Moabites. It is mentioned in the context of territorial boundaries and conquests. The city was significant in the ancient Near Eastern landscape, often associated with the Moabite civilization, which had interactions and conflicts with the Israelites. The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes hostile and at other times neutral or allied.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7136.htm">qarah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Kiriathaim (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">קִרְיָתַ֫יִם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Καριαθαιμ</font> (perhaps <em>double city</em> (dual), yet in General on <font class="hebrew2">יִַ֯ם</font> in proper name, of a location see Ges<sup>§ 88c</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>in Moab</b></font> (MI<sup>10</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1</a> (<font class="hebrew2">תָ֑יִם</font>-), <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-23.htm">Jeremiah 48:23</a>, so <font class="hebrew2">קִיָתָ֑יְמָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Ezekiel 25:9</a> Qr (Kt <font class="hebrew2">קריתמה</font>); Reubenite city according to <a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-37.htm">Numbers 32:37</a> (<font class="hebrew2">תָ֑יִם</font>-) <a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9</a>; <font class="hebrew2">שָׁוֵה קִרְיָתָ֑יִם</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a> <em>plain of Kiryathaim</em> (see <font class="hebrew2">שָׁוֵה</font>); modern <i><em>†urêyât</em></i>, approximately 1 4-Janmiles southeast from (Mt.) <i>±A‰‰arus</i> (<font class="hebrew2">עֲטָרוֺת</font>), and 6 4-Marmiles north-northwest from Dibon; GASm<sup>Geogr. 567 f.</sup> Buhl<sup>Geogr. 267.</sup> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b> Levitical city in Naphtali</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6-61.htm">1 Chronicles 6:61</a>, = <font class="hebrew2">קַרְתָּן</font> "" <a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a> (<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Θεμμων</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Καρθαν</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Kiriathaim, Kirjathaim <p>Dual of <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm">qiryah</a>; double city; Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Palestine -- Kiriathaim, Kirjathaim. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm">qiryah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם וְקִרְיָתָֽיְמָה׃ וקריתים וקריתימה׃ קִרְיָתַ֖יִם קִרְיָתַ֛יִם קִרְיָתָ֑יִם קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ קריתים קריתים׃ kiryaTayim qir·yā·ṯa·yim qir·yā·ṯā·yim qiryāṯayim qiryāṯāyim vekiryaTayemah vekiryaTayim wə·qir·yā·ṯā·yə·māh wə·qir·yā·ṯa·yim wəqiryāṯāyəmāh wəqiryāṯayim<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 14:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָֽאֵימִ֔ים בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה <b> קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/14-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the Emim Shaveh <span class="itali">Kiriathaim</span><p><b><a href="/text/numbers/32-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 32:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶלְעָלֵ֑א וְאֵ֖ת <b> קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Heshbon and Elealeh <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Heshbon, and Elealeh, <span class="itali">and Kirjathaim,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/32-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Heshbon and Elealeh <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim</span><p><b><a href="/text/joshua/13-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 13:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְקִרְיָתַ֣יִם </b> וְשִׂבְמָ֔ה וְצֶ֥רֶת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim</span> and Sibmah<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And Kirjathaim,</span> and Sibmah,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/13-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim</span> and Sibmah and Zereth-shahar<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/6-76.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 6:76</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־ <b> קִרְיָתַ֖יִם </b> וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with its pasture lands <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim</span> with its pasture lands.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with her suburbs, <span class="itali">and Kirjathaim</span> with her suburbs.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/6-76.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Hammon lands <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim</span> pasture<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֹבִ֥ישָׁה נִלְכְּדָ֖ה <b> קִרְיָתָ֑יִם </b> הֹבִ֥ישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּ֖ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for it has been destroyed; <span class="itali">Kiriathaim</span> has been put to shame,<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for it is spoiled: <span class="itali">Kiriathaim</span> is confounded<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is confounded has been captured <span class="itali">Kiriathaim</span> is confounded the lofty<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/48-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 48:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְעַ֧ל <b> קִרְיָתַ֛יִם </b> וְעַל־ בֵּ֥ית</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/48.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> against <span class="itali">Kiriathaim,</span> Beth-gamul<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/48.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And upon Kiriathaim,</span> and upon Bethgamul,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/48-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> against <span class="itali">Kiriathaim</span> against Beth-gamul<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/25-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 25:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[וְקִרְיָתְמָה כ] <b> (וְקִרְיָתָֽיְמָה׃ </b> ק) </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Baal-meon <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Baalmeon, <span class="itali">and Kiriathaim,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Beth-jeshimoth Baal-meon <span class="itali">Kiriathaim</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7156.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7156.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7156<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kiryatayim_7156.htm">qir·yā·ṯā·yim — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekiryatayemah_7156.htm">wə·qir·yā·ṯā·yə·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekiryatayim_7156.htm">wə·qir·yā·ṯa·yim — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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