Lexicon :: Strong's H7151 - qiryâ

קִרְיָה
Transliteration
qiryâ
Pronunciation
kir-yaw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קָרָה (H7136) in the sense of flooring, i.e. building
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2068g

Strong’s Definitions

קִרְיָה qiryâh, kir-yaw'; from H7136 in the sense of flooring, i.e. building; a city:—city.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H7151 in the following manner: city (31x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H7151 in the following manner: city (31x).
  1. city, town

    1. in general

    2. in specific

    3. collective

    4. indefinite

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִרְיָה qiryâh, kir-yaw'; from H7136 in the sense of flooring, i.e. building; a city:—city.
STRONGS H7151: Abbreviations
קִרְיָה noun feminine town, city (synonym of עִיר, chiefly in poetry, and in the higher style; perhaps from above √ as meeting-place of men; compare proper name, of a location MI13 קרית, l.10 קריתן; Jewish-Aramaic קַרְיָה); — absolute ק׳ Isaiah 1:21 +; construct קִרְיַת Numbers 21:28 +; —
1. in general Deuteronomy 2:36; Deuteronomy 3:4.
2. of specific towns, Hosea 6:8 (גִּלְעָד, Manuscripts Γαλγαλα, compare Now); קִרְיַת סִיחֹן Numbers 21:28; Damascus, מְשׂוֺשִׂי ק׳ Jeremiah 49:25 (|| עִיר תְּהִלָּה); especially of Jerusalem Micah 4:10; Isaiah 29:1; Isaiah 33:20, רְחֹבוֺת ק׳ Lamentations 2:11, מֶלֶךְ רָ֑ב ק׳ Psalm 48:3, city for inhabitants 1 Kings 1:41,45, ק׳ נֶאֱמָנָה Isaiah 1:21,26 (|| עִיר הַצֶּדֶק), עַלִּיזָה ק׳ Isaiah 22:2 (|| עִיר הוֺמִיָּה), Isaiah 32:13.
3. in Isaiah 24-26 collective, i.e. denoting various, representative, cities, תֹּהוּ ק׳ Isaiah 24:10, ק׳ בְּצוּרָה Isaiah 25:2, גּוֺיִם עָרִיצִים ק׳ Isaiah 25:3, נִשְׂגָּבָה ק׳ Isaiah 26:5; so probably Habakkuk 2:8,17.
4. indefinite, Habakkuk 2:12 (|| עִיר); Proverbs 29:8, עֹז ק׳ Proverbs 18:19 a city of strength, so עֻזּוֺ ק׳ Proverbs 10:15 (in figurative) = Proverbs 18:11 (id.); = inhabitants, Proverbs 11:10, הֲמוֺן ק׳ Job 39:7.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7149.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

21:28; 21:28

Deuteronomy

2:36; 3:4

1 Kings

1:41; 1:45

Job

39:7

Psalms

48:3

Proverbs

10:15; 11:10; 18:11; 18:19; 29:8

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 1:26; 22:2; 24; 24:10; 25; 25:2; 25:3; 26; 26:5; 29:1; 32:13; 33:20

Jeremiah

49:25

Lamentations

2:11

Hosea

6:8

Micah

4:10

Habakkuk

2:8; 2:12; 2:17