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‎קִרְיַת יְעָרִים‎ Qiryath Yᵉʻârîym (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem') Kiriath-jearim ^N:N--L
or (Jeremiah 26:20) with the article interposed; or (Joshua 18:28) simply the former part of the word; or קִרְיַת עָרִים Qiryath ʻÂrîym (keer-yath' aw-reem'); from ‎קִרְיָה‎ and the plural of ‎יַעַר‎ or ‎עִיר‎; city of forests, or city of towns

Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.

• § Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests"
• Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine

1) a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
1a) also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'

Extended Information

• also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'

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Also see: קִרְיַת בַּעַל

‎קִרְיַת יְעָרִים‎ proper name, of a location πόλ(ε)ις Ιαρειμ[ν], Καριαθιαρειμ, etc. (city of forests); — city of the Gibeonites Josh 9:17, assigned to Judah Josh 15:60 compare Judg 18:12 (twice in verse), on border of Benjamin Josh 15:9 (‎יְעָרִים הַר‎ vJosh 15:10, ᵐ5 πόλιν Ιαρειν, see ‎יְעָרִים‎), Josh 18:14 assigned to Benjamin vJosh 18:28 (‎יְעָרִים‎ omitted by textual error before ‎עָרִים‎, see ᵐ5); near Beth Shemesh 1Sam 6:21, long the abode of ark 1Sam 7:1; 1Sam 7:2; 1Chr 13:5; 1Chr 13:6; 2Chr 1:4 named in genealogical list 1Chr 2:50; 1Chr 2:52; 1Chr 2:53 named also Neh 7:29 = ‎עָרִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Ezra 2:25 (read ‎יְעָרִים‎); with article ‎הַיְּעָרִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ Jer 26:20 abbreviated (in poetry) (‎שְׂדֵיֿ‎) ‎יָ֑עַר‎ Ps 132:6 called also ‎קִרְיַתבַּֿעַל‎ (Καριαθβααλ) Josh 15:60; Josh 18:14 + vJosh 18:15 (where read for ‎יְעָרִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎, so ᵐ5 Di Benn Steuern); this abbreviated into ‎בַּעֲלָה‎, Josh 15:9; Josh 15:10 [(Ιε)βααλ], also vJosh 15:11 vJosh 15:29, and ‎מִבַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה‎ 2Sam 6:2 (read ‎׳‎‎בַּעַל יְה‎, or ‎׳‎‎בַּעֲלַת יְה‎), ‎בַּעֲלָ֑תָה‎ || 1Chr 13:6 (see on these II. ‎בַּעֲלָה‎). Identification uncertain; Rob^{BR ii. 11} conjectures Kiryat el-`Enab, 8 miles + west of Jerusalem (compare Καριαθιαρειμ Lag<sup>Onom. 271</sup>); `Erma (Henderson^{Pal. 85, 112, 210} Conder^{Survey Mem. iii. 43 ff.}), compare GASm^{Geogr. 225 f.} Buhl^{Geogr. 166 f.}. ‎קִרְיַתסַֿנָּה‎ see following ‎עָרִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ק‎ see foregoing

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Kiriath-jearim • A city where the ark resided

Kiriath-jearim, a city where the ark of the covenant resided for 20 years (1 Samuel 7:1-2).

• A location first mentioned at Jos.9.17;
• referred to as Kiriath-jearim or Kiriath-jearim (KJV= Kirjath, NIV= Kiriath) or Kiriath-arim (NIV= Kiriath Jearim) קִרְיַת יְעָרִים, or Kiriath-baal (NIV= Kiriath Baal) קִרְיַת בַּעַל, or Baalah בַּעֲלָה, or Baale-judah (KJV= Baale of Judah, NIV= Baalah in Judah) בַּעֲלָה יְהוּדָה, or Baale-judah (KJV= Baale of Judah, NIV= Baalah in Judah) (=Alt tag) בַּעֲלֵי יְהוּדָה, or Jaar יַעַר.
  

Kiriath-jearim, also referred to as Kiriath-arim, Kiriath-baal, Baalah, Baale-judah, or Jaar, was a city located on the border between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:9, 18:14-15). It was one of the four Gibeonite cities that deceived Joshua into making a treaty with them (Joshua 9:17). The ark of the covenant was brought to Kiriath-jearim after being returned by the Philistines and remained there for 20 years (1 Samuel 6:21, 7:1-2). David later retrieved the ark from Kiriath-jearim to bring it to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 13:5-6, 2 Chronicles 1:4). The city was also the hometown of the prophet Uriah (Jeremiah 26:20). Kiriath-jearim was resettled by the descendants of Judah after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 7:29, Ezra 2:25).

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