H7157 H7157
Kiriath-jearim — a Gibeonite city on the Judah-Benjamin border where the ark rested after its return from Philistia
Qiryat Ye'arim ('city of forests') is a town of the Gibeonite confederacy (Josh 9:17) situated on the border between Judah and Benjamin, appearing 26 times under this name and its variants. Its greatest claim to fame is housing the Ark of the Covenant for roughly two decades after the Philistines returned it via Beth-shemesh (1 Sam 6:21-7:2). The ark remained in the house of Abinadab on the hill at Kiriath-jearim until David brought it to Jerusalem in a momentous procession (1 Chr 13:5-6; 2 Chr 1:4). The Psalmist alludes to this tradition in the cryptic 'we found it in the fields of Jaar' (Ps 132:6), a poetic abbreviation of the city's name. In genealogical texts, Kiriath-jearim appears among the clans of Judah descended from Caleb (1 Chr 2:50-53), and its inhabitants are counted in the return census (Neh 7:29; Ezra 2:25). The prophet Uriah son of Shemaiah hailed from this town (Jer 26:20). The LXX renders it Kariathriarim.
Senses
1. Kiriath-Jearim (city) — A Gibeonite city (Josh 9:17) meaning 'city of forests,' located on the Judah-Benjamin border, most famous as the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant after its return from Philistia (1 Sam 7:1-2; 1 Chr 13:5-6). Also appears in tribal boundary lists (Josh 15:9, 60; 18:14-15), genealogies of Judah (1 Chr 2:50-53), the post-exilic return census (Neh 7:29; Ezra 2:25), and as the hometown of the prophet Uriah (Jer 26:20). The poetic abbreviation 'fields of Jaar' (Ps 132:6) preserves its forest etymology. The LXX renders it Kariathriarim. 26×
AR["بِ-قَرْيَةِ-يَعَارِيمَ", "فِي-قِرْيَةِ يَعَارِيم", "قَرْيَةِ-يَعَارِيم", "قِريَة", "قِرْيَةُ-يَعاريمَ", "قِرْيَةِ", "قِرْيَةِ يَعَارِيم", "قِرْيَةِ-يَعاريمَ", "مِنْ-قَرْيَةِ-يَعَارِيمَ", "مِنْ-قِرْيَةِ-يَعَارِيمَ", "وَ-قَريَةُ-يَعاريمَ", "يَعاريم", "يَعاريمَ", "يَعَارِيمَ"]·ben["এবং-কির্যাৎ-য়িয়ারীম", "কিরিয়ৎ-", "কিরিয়ৎ-যিআরীম", "কিরিয়ৎ-যিআরীমের", "কিরিয়ৎ-যিয়ারীম-থেকে", "কিরিয়ৎ-যিয়ারীমে", "কিরিয়ৎ-যিয়ারীমের", "কির্যৎ-যিয়ারীম", "কির্যৎ-যিয়ারীমে", "যিয়ারীমের"]·DE["Jearim", "Kiriath-Jearim", "Kirjat", "Kiryath-Yearim", "Qiryath-Yearim", "[יערים]", "in-Kiriath-Jearim", "in-Qiryat-Yearim", "und-Kiryat-Yearim", "von-Kirjat-Jearim"]·EN["Jearim", "Kiriath-Jearim", "Kiryat-", "Kiryath-Yearim", "Qiryath", "Qiryath-Yearim", "Ye'arim", "Yearim", "and-Kiryat-Yearim", "from-Kiryat-Yearim", "from-Qiryat-Yearim", "in-Kiriath-Jearim", "in-Qiryat-Yearim"]·FR["Kiriath-Jearim", "Kiryath-Yearim", "Qiryath-Yearim", "[יערים]", "[מקרית יערים]", "[קרית]", "dans-Kiriath-Jearim", "dans-Qiryat-Yearim", "et-Kiryat-Yearim"]·heb["ב-קרית יערים", "ב-קריתיערים", "ו-קרית יערים", "יערים", "מקרית יערים", "קרית", "קרית יערים", "קריתיערים"]·HI["और-किर्यत-यारीम", "किर्यत", "किर्यत-", "किर्यत-यआरीम", "किर्यत-यआरीम-के", "किर्यत-यआरीम-से", "किर्यत-यारीम", "में-किर्यत-यआरीम", "यआरीम", "यारीम", "से-किर्यत-यारीम"]·ID["Kiryat", "Kiryat-", "Kiryat-Yearim", "Yearim", "dan-Kiryat-Yearim", "dari-Kiryat-Yearim", "di-Kiryat-Yearim"]·IT["Chiriat", "Kiriath-Jearim", "Kiryath-Yearim", "Qiryath-Yearim", "e-Kiryat-Yearim", "in-Kiriath-Jearim", "in-Qiryat-Yearim"]·jav["Kiriat-Yearim", "Kiryat", "Kiryat-Yéarim", "Yearim", "Yéarim", "ing-Kiriat-Yéarim", "lan-Kiryat-Yèarim", "saking-Kiryat-Yéarim", "wonten-ing-Kiriat-Yearim"]·KO["그리고-기릿-여아림", "기랴", "기랴-여아림에", "기랴-여아림이다", "기랴야아림에", "기랴야아림의", "기럇-여아림의", "기럇-여아림이라", "에서-기랴-여아림", "에서-기럇-여아림", "여아림", "예아림의"]·PT["Qiryat", "Qiryat-Ye'arim", "Qiryat-Yearim", "Ye'arim", "Yearim", "de-Qiryat-Yearim", "e-Qiryat-Ye'arim", "em-Qiryat-Ye'arim", "em-Quiryat-Yearim"]·RU["Гароэ", "Итри", "Йеарим", "Йеарима", "Кирьят", "Кирьят-Йеарим", "Кирьят-Йеарима", "в-Кирьят-Йеарим", "в-Кирьят-Йеариме", "и-Кирьят-Йеарим", "из-Кирьят-Йеарима"]·ES["Jearim", "Quiriat-Jearim", "Quiryat", "Quiryat-", "Quiryat-Yearim", "Yearim", "de-Quiryat-Yearim", "desde-Quiryat-Yearim", "en-Quiriat-jearim", "en-Quiryat-Yearim", "y-Quiriat-Jearim"]·SW["Kiriath-Yearimu", "Kiriathi", "Kiriathi-", "Kiriathi-Yearimu", "Yearimu", "katika-Kiriath-Yearimu", "kutoka-Kiriath-Yearimu", "na-Kiriathi-Yearimu"]·TR["-Kiryat-Yearim-de", "-de-Kiryat-Yearim", "Kiryat", "Kiryat-", "Kiryat-Yearim", "Kiryat-Yearim'den", "Kiryat-Yearimin", "Yearim", "Yearim'in", "ve-Kiryat-Yearim"]·urd["اور-قریت-یعاریم", "قریت", "قریت-یعاریم", "قریت-یعاریم-سے", "قریت-یعاریم-میں", "قریت-یعاریم-کے", "قریت-یعریم-سے", "یعاریم", "یعریم"]
Josh 9:17, Josh 15:9, Josh 15:60, Josh 18:14, Josh 18:15, Josh 18:28, Judg 18:12, Judg 18:12, 1 Sam 6:21, 1 Sam 7:1, 1 Sam 7:2, 1 Chr 2:50 (+14 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† קִרְיַת יְעָרִים n.pr.loc. πόλ(ε)ις Ιαρειμ[ν], Καριαθιαρειμ, etc. (city of forests);—city of the Gibeonites Jos 9:17, assigned to Judah Jos 15:60 cf. Ju 18:12(×2), on border of Benj. Jos 15:9 (הַר יְעָרִים v 10, 𝔊 πόλιν Ιαρειν, v. יְעָרִים), 18:14, assigned to Benj. v 28 (יְעָרִים om. by textual error before עָרִים, v. 𝔊); near Beth Shemesh 1 S 6:21, long the abode of ark 7:1, 2; 1 Ch 13:5,…