Qiryat sannah קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר
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| קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qiryat sannah |
| Strong's number | H7158 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Kiriath-sannah |
| Occurrences | 10 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (3) |
Qiryat sannah (Hebrew קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר, Strong's H7158) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Kiriath-sannah”. It occurs 10 times.
Definition
Kirjath-sepher or Kirjath-sannah = "city of the book"
a town in the mountains of Judah to the west of Hebron
Another name of de.vir (דְּבִיר "Debir" H1688A)
a town in the mountains of Judah to the west of Hebron
Another name of de.vir (דְּבִיר "Debir" H1688A)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | kirjath sepher (4), kirjath sannah (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | kiriath sepher (4), kiriath sannah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qiryat sannah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 15:15And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher.From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Joshua 15:16And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
- Joshua 15:49And Dannah, and Kirjath–sannah, which is Debir,Shamir, Jattir, Socoh, Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
Judges
- Judges 1:11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath–sepher:From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
- Judges 1:12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath–sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).