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Qiryath Arba or Qiryath Haarba <a href="../hebrew/7154.htm" title="7154">►</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">Qiryath Arba or Qiryath Haarba: Kiriath Arba or Kiriath HaArba</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Qiryath `Arba`<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keer-YAHT ar-BAH or keer-YAHT ha-ar-BAH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(keer-yath' ar-bah')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Kiriath Arba or Kiriath HaArba<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Kirjath-Arba, Kirjath-ha-Arba<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew words קִרְיָה (qiryah, meaning "city") and אַרְבַּע (arba, meaning "four"). The name can be interpreted as "City of Four" or "City of Arba."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kiriath Arba, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, Hebron is mentioned in the Greek Septuagint as Χεβρών (Chebrōn).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Kiriath Arba is a significant biblical location, often identified with the city of Hebron. The name is traditionally understood to mean "City of Four," possibly referring to four giants or four quarters of the city. It is also associated with Arba, who is described as the greatest man among the Anakim, a race of giants.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Kiriath Arba, later known as Hebron, is one of the oldest cities in the world with a rich biblical history. It was a major city in the hill country of Judah and played a significant role in the lives of the patriarchs. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all had connections to this city. It was also the site where Abraham purchased the Cave of Machpelah as a burial place for his wife Sarah, and later for himself and other patriarchs. During the conquest of Canaan, it was allotted to Caleb as an inheritance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm">qiryah</a> and <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"city of the four," an older name of Hebron (2275a)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Kiriath-arba (9).<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">קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>older name of Hebron</b></font>; <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">πόλις Αρβο</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">κ</font>), <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Καρ</font>(<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ι</font>)<font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">αθαρβοκ</font>, etc. (probably = <em>fourfold city</em> (otherwise <a href="/interlinear/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-11.htm">Joshua 21:11</a>), see especially GFM); — <a href="/interlinear/joshua/14-15.htm">Joshua 14:15</a> (J E D), <a href="/interlinear/judges/1-10.htm">Judges 1:10</a>b (<font class="hebrew2">אַרְבַּ֑ע</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font>), also <a href="/interlinear/genesis/23-2.htm">Genesis 23:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-13.htm">Joshua 15:13,54</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-11.htm">Joshua 21:11</a> (all P); <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הָא</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ק</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-27.htm">Genesis 35:27</a> (P) <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25</a>. — see <font class="hebrew2">חֶבְרוֺן</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>Kirjath-arba <p>Or (with the article interposed) Qiryath ha- Arbaw (Neh. 11:25) {keer-yath' haw-ar-bah'}; from <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm">qiryah</a> and <a href="/hebrew/704.htm">Arba'</a> or <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a>; city of Arba, or city of the four (giants); Kirjath-Arba or Kirjath-ha-Arba, a place in Palestine -- Kirjath-arba. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7151.htm">qiryah</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/704.htm">Arba'</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/702.htm">arba'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַרְבַּ֑ע אַרְבַּ֔ע אַרְבַּ֛ע אַרְבַּ֨ע ארבע הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע הָֽאַרְבַּע֙ הארבע ’ar·ba‘ ’arba‘ arBa hā’arba‘ hā·’ar·ba‘ haarBa<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/23-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 23:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׂרָ֗ה בְּקִרְיַ֥ת <b> אַרְבַּ֛ע </b> הִ֥וא חֶבְר֖וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> died <span class="itali">in Kiriath-arba</span> (that is, Hebron)<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> died <span class="itali">in Kirjatharba;</span> the same [is] Hebron<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/23-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> died Sarah <span class="itali">Kiriath-arba</span> he the same Hebron<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/35-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 35:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַמְרֵ֖א קִרְיַ֣ת <b> הָֽאַרְבַּ֑ע </b> הִ֣וא חֶבְר֔וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at Mamre <span class="itali">of Kiriath-arba</span> (that is, Hebron),<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto Mamre, <span class="itali">unto the city of Arbah,</span> which [is] Hebron,<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/35-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to his father Mamre <span class="itali">of Kiriath-arba</span> he which Hebron<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/14-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 14:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְפָנִים֙ קִרְיַ֣ת <b> אַרְבַּ֔ע </b> הָאָדָ֧ם הַגָּד֛וֹל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was formerly <span class="itali">Kiriath-arba;</span> [for Arba] was the greatest<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">[was] Kirjatharba;</span> [which Arba was] a great<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/14-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Hebron was formerly <span class="itali">Kiriath-arba</span> man was the greatest<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ קִרְיַ֥ת <b> אַרְבַּ֛ע </b> אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Joshua, <span class="itali">[namely], Kiriath-arba,</span> [Arba being] the father<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD to Joshua <span class="itali">Kiriath-arba</span> the father of Anak<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/15-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 15:54</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְחֻמְטָ֗ה וְקִרְיַ֥ת <b> אַרְבַּ֛ע </b> הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Humtah <span class="itali">and Kiriath-arba</span> (that is, Hebron),<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Humtah, <span class="itali">and Kirjatharba,</span> which [is] Hebron,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/15-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Humtah <span class="itali">and Kiriath-arba</span> he which Hebron<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 20:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶת־ קִרְיַ֥ת <b> אַרְבַּ֛ע </b> הִ֥יא חֶבְר֖וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Ephraim, <span class="itali">and Kiriath-arba</span> (that is, Hebron)<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Ephraim, <span class="itali">and Kirjatharba,</span> which [is] Hebron,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> country of Ephraim <span class="itali">and Kiriath-arba</span> he which Hebron<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 21:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ קִרְיַת֩ <b> אַרְבַּ֨ע </b> אֲבִ֧י הָֽעֲנ֛וֹק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Thus they gave <span class="itali">them Kiriath-arba,</span> [Arba being] the father<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/21-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> gave like <span class="itali">Kiriath-arba</span> the father of Anak<p><b><a href="/text/judges/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 1:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַ֣ת <b> אַרְבַּ֑ע </b> וַיַּכּ֛וּ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> formerly <span class="itali">[was] Kiriath-arba);</span> and they struck<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> before <span class="itali">[was] Kirjatharba:)</span> and they slew<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Hebron formerly <span class="itali">Kirjath-arba</span> beat Sheshai<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/11-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 11:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָֽשְׁב֞וּ בְּקִרְיַ֤ת <b> הָֽאַרְבַּע֙ </b> וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ וּבְדִיבֹן֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lived <span class="itali">in Kiriath-arba</span> and its towns,<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dwelt <span class="itali">at Kirjatharba,</span> and [in] the villages<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/11-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Judah lived <span class="itali">Kiriath-arba</span> towns Dibon<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7153.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7153.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7153<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/arba_7153.htm">’ar·ba‘ — 7 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