What does קִרְיָה · πόλις mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה · πόλις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city, town, or public community".
Hebrew · H7151, G4172
Qiryah
A city · a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
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קִרְיָה H7151 a city
Pronunciation qiryah
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πόλις G4172 a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)
Pronunciation pólis
A fortified urban center distinct from villages and countryside, often metonymously representing its inhabitants.
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What does qiryah (qiryah) mean in the Bible?
קִרְיָה · πόλις is a Hebrew phrase meaning "city, town, or public community".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7151, G4172?
H7151, G4172 is connected to 29 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. city, town, or public community
Strong's H7151, G4172
Lexical occurrences 29 verses Source Gloss
city, town, or public community
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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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