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qiryat yᵊʿārīm קִרְיַת יְעָרִים ‘Kiriath-jearim’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qiryā קִרְיָה ‘town’ and the plural of yaʿar יַ֫עַר ‘wood / honeycomb’ or ʿīr עִיר ‘excitement / city’
Roots: קריה יער עיר

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

Mentioned in Joshua 9:17, 15:9, 18:14, 18:15, 18:28, 15:60 Judges 18:12 1 Samuel 7:1, 7:2, 6:21 Jeremiah 26:20 Ezra 2:25 Nehemiah 7:29 1 Chronicles 2:50, 2:52, 13:6, 2:53, 13:5 2 Chronicles 1:4

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