Lexicon :: Strong's H7158 - qiryaṯ-sēnê

קִרְיַת־סֵנֶה
Transliteration
qiryaṯ-sēnê
Pronunciation
keer-yath' san-naw'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From קִרְיָה (H7151) and a simpler fem. from the same as סַנְסִינִּם (H5577), or (for the latter name) סֵפֶר (H5612);
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: קרית-סנה (Strongs) קרית-ספר (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

קִרְיַת סַנָּה Qiryath Çannâh, keer-yath' san-naw'; or קִרְיַת סֵפֶר Qiryath Çêpher; from H7151 and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577, or (for the latter name) H5612; city of branches, or of a book; Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Palestine:—Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7158 in the following manner: Kirjathsepher (4x), Kirjathsannah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7158 in the following manner: Kirjathsepher (4x), Kirjathsannah (1x).

  1. Kirjath-sepher or Kirjath-sannah = "city of the book"

    1. a town in the mountains of Judah to the west of Hebron

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִרְיַת סַנָּה Qiryath Çannâh, keer-yath' san-naw'; or קִרְיַת סֵפֶר Qiryath Çêpher; from H7151 and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577, or (for the latter name) H5612; city of branches, or of a book; Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Palestine:—Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.
STRONGS H7158: Abbreviations
† קִרְיַתסֵֿ֫פֶר proper name, of a location πόλις(τῶν)γραμμάτων, + (B Judges 1:11) Καριασσωφαρ: ancient name of דְּבִיר (see II. ד׳ 2c) (perhaps סֹֿפֵר ק׳ scribe-town, compare above also and Egyptian Bai-tiṯu-pa-ïra, house of scribe, WMMAs. u. Eur. 174 BuhlGeogr. 274, compare GFMJu); — Joshua 15:15, 16; Judges 1:11, 12; another name is סַֿנָּה ק׳ Joshua 15:49 (but πόλις γραμμάτων, hence read perhaps סֿפר ק׳, so Steuern), in southern Judah; on site (probably Dhoherîye, 5 hours southwest from Hebron) see II. דְּבִיר 2c and BuhlGeogr.164.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

15:15; 15:16; 15:49

Judges

1:11; 1:11; 1:12