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'