ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜʼ, καριαθαρειμʼ
KARIATHAREIMʼ, kariathareimʼ
Sounds Like: kah-ree-ath-ah-REYM
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, also known as Baalah or Kirjath-baal. It was one of the four cities of the Gibeonites and is mentioned in the Old Testament as the place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for many years after its return from the Philistines. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that this is an abbreviation or a numeral, but in this context, it is most likely a scribal mark or a variant spelling of the proper noun.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: H7157 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Joshua — 13:19
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜ.
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.
- ΚΑΡΙΑΘΑΡΕΙΜ — Kiriath-jearim, Kirjath-jearim
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