7154. Qiryath Baal

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Qiryath Baal: Kiriath Baal

Original Word: קַרְיַת בַּעַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Qiryath Ba`al
Pronunciation: keer-YAHT BAH-al
Phonetic Spelling: (keer-yath' bah'-al)
Definition: Kiriath Baal
Meaning: Kirjath-Baal

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Kirjath-baal

From qiryah and Ba'al; city of Baal; Kirjath-Baal, a place in Palestine -- Kirjath-baal.

see HEBREW qiryah

see HEBREW Ba'al

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from qiryah and Baal
Definition
"city of Baal," another name for Kiriath-jearim (7157)
NASB Translation
Kiriath-baal (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קִרְיַת בַּעַל see קִרְיַת יְעָרִים. below

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from קִרְיָה (qiryah, meaning "city") and בַּעַל (Baal, a Canaanite deity).

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Kirjath-Baal, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament.

Usage: Kirjath-Baal is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific location, a city associated with the worship of Baal. It is mentioned in the context of the tribal allotments in the Book of Joshua.

Context: Kirjath-Baal, also known as Kiriath-Jearim, is a city mentioned in the Old Testament, located in the tribal territory of Judah. The name "Kirjath-Baal" reflects its association with the Canaanite god Baal, indicating that it was likely a center of Baal worship before the Israelite conquest. The city is notably mentioned in Joshua 15:60, where it is listed among the cities in the hill country of Judah: "Kiriath-Baal (that is, Kiriath-Jearim) and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages." (BSB)

Kirjath-Baal holds historical and religious significance as it was later known as Kiriath-Jearim, the place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for a time before being moved to Jerusalem by King David (1 Samuel 7:1-2). The transition from Kirjath-Baal to Kiriath-Jearim reflects a shift from its Canaanite religious associations to its role in Israelite history.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּ֗עַל בַּ֙עַל֙ בעל ba‘al ba·‘al Baal

Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:60
HEB: קִרְיַת־ בַּ֗עַל הִ֛יא קִרְיַ֥ת
NAS: Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim),
KJV: Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim,
INT: Kiriath-baal he which Kirjathjearim

Joshua 18:14
HEB: אֶל־ קִרְיַת־ בַּ֙עַל֙ הִ֚יא קִרְיַ֣ת
NAS: and it ended at Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim),
KJV: and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim,
INT: out about Kiriath-baal he which Kirjathjearim

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7154
2 Occurrences

ba·‘al — 2 Occ.