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קִרְיַת־סֵ֫פֶר

qir.yat san.nahKiriath-sannahHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place10 occurrences2 books5 verses
This is the name of the place Debir: Canaanite city captured by Joshua and Caleb's family.

Definition

or קִרְיַת סֵפֶר; from H7151 and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577, or (for the latter name) H5612; city of branches, or of a book; Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.

Glossary entries

Debir (Place) Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sepher

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

10 total
  1. Joshua 15:15קִרְיַת־; סֵֽפֶר׃ · Kiriath-sepher
    From there he marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  2. Joshua 15:16קִרְיַת־; סֵ֖פֶר · Kiriath-sepher
    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
  3. Joshua 15:49וְקִרְיַת־; סַנָּ֖ה · Kiriath-sannah
    Dannah, Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
  4. Judges 1:11קִרְיַת־; סֵֽפֶר׃ · Kiriath-sepher
    From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  5. Judges 1:12קִרְיַת־; סֵ֖פֶר · Kiriath-sepher
    And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”