קִרְיָה
qir.yah
“town”
Definition
building; a city
from H7136 (קָרָה) in the sense of flooring, i.e.
- city, town 1a) in general 1b) in specific 1c) collective 1d) indefinite Aramaic equivalent: qir.yah (*קִרְיָה *"town" H7149)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
קִרְיָה appears 28 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now Adonijah and all his guests were finishing their feast when they heard the sound of the ram’s horn. “Why is the city in such a loud uproar?” asked Joab.
Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshedand establishes a town by iniquity!
O city of commotion,O town of revelry?Your slain did not die by the sword,nor were they killed in battle.
Woe to you, O Ariel,the city of Ariel where David camped!Year upon yearlet your festivals recur.
My eyes fail from weeping;I am churning within.My heart is poured out in griefover the destruction of the daughter of my people,because children and infants faintin the streets of the city.
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