What does קִרְיָא (qiryāh) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7149
קִרְיָא
City.
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קִרְיָא H7149
Pronunciation qiryāh
What does קִרְיָא (qiryāh) mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָא (qiryāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "city.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7149?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include city (7), in the cities (1), the city (1).
Where does קִרְיָא (qiryāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (9).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It city 7× Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16
in the cities 1× Ezra 4:10
the city 1× Ezra 4:15
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:10 בְּקִרְיָ֖ה to in the cities Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Ezra 4:12 קִרְיְתָ֨א to city Noun - feminine singular determinate Ezra 4:13 קִרְיְתָ֥א to city Noun - feminine singular determinate Ezra 4:15 קִרְיְתָ֨א to the city Noun - feminine singular determinate Ezra 4:15 קִרְיָ֣א to city Noun - feminine singular Ezra 4:15 קִרְיְתָ֥א to city Noun - feminine singular determinate Ezra 4:16 קִרְיְתָ֥א to city Noun - feminine singular determinate Ezra 4:19 קִרְיְתָ֣א to city Noun - feminine singular determinate Ezra 4:21 וְקִרְיְתָ֥א to city Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:10
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 1
Ezra 9
Source forms
קִרְיְתָ֥א 3x qir·yə·ṯā Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16
קִרְיְתָ֨א 2x qir·yə·ṯā Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:15
בְּקִרְיָ֖ה 1x bə·qir·yāh Ezra 4:10
וְקִרְיְתָ֥א 1x wə·qir·yə·ṯā Ezra 4:21
קִרְיָ֣א 1x qir·yā Ezra 4:15
קִרְיְתָ֣א 1x qir·yə·ṯā Ezra 4:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular determinate 6x Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate 1x Ezra 4:21
Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezra 4:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezra 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. city.
Source Gloss
city.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: city Usage: city.
Word Origins
קִרְיָא is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain