ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜ, καριαθαρειμ
KARIATHAREIM, kariathareim
Sounds Like: kah-ree-ATH-ah-reem
Translations: Kiriath-jearim, Kirjath-jearim
From the root: ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to an ancient city in Judah, often mentioned in the Old Testament. It was one of the four cities of the Gibeonites and later became a border town for the tribe of Judah. The name means 'city of forests' or 'city of woods'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2853 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜ.
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- ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜʼ — Kiriath-jearim, Kirjath-jearim
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