The meaning of “קְרִיּוֹת”
Understanding Qᵉrîyôwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
plural of קִרְיָה; buildings Kerioth, Kirioth. - § Kerioth = "cities" - Kerioth, the name of two places in Palestine 1) ...
קְרִיּוֹת
plural of קִרְיָה; buildings Kerioth, Kirioth. - § Kerioth = "cities" - Kerioth, the name of two places in Palestine 1) a town in the southern district of Judah 2) a city in Moab
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:25 | “And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,” Word: קְרִיּוֹת (Qᵉrîyôwth) | |
| Jeremiah 48:24 | “And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.” Word: קְרִיּוֹת (Qᵉrîyôwth) | |
| Jeremiah 48:41 | “Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.” Word: קְרִיּוֹת (Qᵉrîyôwth) | |
| Amos 2:2 | “But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:” Word: קְרִיּוֹת (Qᵉrîyôwth) |
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