What does קִרְיָא (qiryāh) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7149
קִרְיָא
City.
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קִרְיָאH7149
Pronunciationqiryāh
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 Itcity7×Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16
in the cities1×Ezra 4:10
the city1×Ezra 4:15
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Ezra 4:10בְּקִרְיָ֖הtoin the citiesPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularEzra 4:12קִרְיְתָ֨אtocityNoun - feminine singular determinateEzra 4:13קִרְיְתָ֥אtocityNoun - feminine singular determinateEzra 4:15קִרְיְתָ֨אtothe cityNoun - feminine singular determinateEzra 4:15קִרְיָ֣אtocityNoun - feminine singularEzra 4:15קִרְיְתָ֥אtocityNoun - feminine singular determinateEzra 4:16קִרְיְתָ֥אtocityNoun - feminine singular determinateEzra 4:19קִרְיְתָ֣אtocityNoun - feminine singular determinateEzra 4:21וְקִרְיְתָ֥אtocityConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzra 4:10
Aligned rows9
Books represented1
Ezra9
Source forms
קִרְיְתָ֥א3xqir·yə·ṯāEzra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16
קִרְיְתָ֨א2xqir·yə·ṯāEzra 4:12, Ezra 4:15
בְּקִרְיָ֖ה1xbə·qir·yāhEzra 4:10
וְקִרְיְתָ֥א1xwə·qir·yə·ṯāEzra 4:21
קִרְיָ֣א1xqir·yāEzra 4:15
קִרְיְתָ֣א1xqir·yə·ṯāEzra 4:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular determinate6xEzra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate1xEzra 4:21
Noun - feminine singular1xEzra 4:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular1xEzra 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. city.
Source Gloss
city.
Extended definitionSource: 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.