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qiryat baʿal קִרְיַת בַּעַל ‘Kiriath-baal’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qiryā קִרְיָה ‘town’ and baʿal בַּעַל ‘Baal’
Roots: קריה בעל

qiryat baʿal pr n loc
Kirjath-baal = "city of Baal"
1) a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin
 1a) also 'Kirjath-jearim' and 'Baalah'

Mentioned in Joshua 18:14, 15:60

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