ΚΑΡΙΑΘΙΑΡΕΙΜ, καριαθιαρειμ
KARIATHIAREIM, kariathiareim
Sounds Like: kah-ree-ahth-ee-AH-reem
Translations: Kiriath-jearim
From the root: ΚΑΡΙΑΘΙΑΡΕΙΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Kiriath-jearim is a proper noun referring to an ancient city in Judah, located on the border between Judah and Benjamin. Its name means 'city of forests' or 'city of woods'. It is notably mentioned in the Old Testament as the place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for many years before being moved to Jerusalem by King David.
Inflection: Singular, Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G2852 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Judges — 18:12
- 1 Samuel — 6:21, 7:1, 7:2
- 1 Chronicles — 2:50, 2:52
- 2 Chronicles — 1:4
- Jeremiah — 33:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΡΙΑΘΙΑΡΕΙΜ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΡΙΑΘΙΑΡΕΙΜΙΤΩΝ — of Kiriath-jearim, of the Kiriath-jearimites, a Kiriath-jearimite
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