BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8165
se.ir — Seir
§ Seir = "hairy" or "shaggy" n pr terr 2) the land of Edom, south of the Dead Sea n pr mont 3) a mountain range in Edom extending from the Dead Sea to the Elanitic Gulf 3a) apparently also called 'Mount Seir' and extending most of the distance of the mountain range itself 4) a mountain in northern Judah lying westward from Kirjath-jearim
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7157
qir.yat ye.a.rim — Kiriath-jearim
§ Kirjath-jearim = "city of forests" a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin also 'Kirjath-baal' and 'Baalah'
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7732
sho.val — Shobal
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.20; son of: Seir (H8165B); brother of: Lotan (H3877), Zibeon (H6649H), Anah (H6034H), Dishon (H1787), Ezer (H0687), Dishan (H1789) and Timna (H8555H); father of: Alvan (H5935), Manahath (H4506B), Ebal (H5858B), Shepho (H8195), Onam (H0208) § Shobal = "flowing" 1) the 2nd son of Seir the Horite (Edom) and one of the dukes of the Horites 2) son of Caleb, grandson of Hur, and founder of Kirjath-jearim 3) a Judaite, son of Hur and a descendant of Caleb 3a) possibly the same as 2
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4265
ma.cha.neh-dan — Mahaneh-dan
§ Mahaneh-dan = "camp of Dan" campsite of the tribe of Dan; place behind Kirjath-jearim and between Zorah and Eshtaol
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7154
qir.yat ba.al — Kiriath-baal
Kirjath-baal = "city of Baal" a city on the northern boundary of Judah and on the western and southern boundaries of Benjamin also 'Kirjath-jearim' and 'Baalah' Another name of qir.yat ye.a.rim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים "Kiriath-jearim" H7157)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4954
mish.ra.i — Mishraite
Someone descended from Mishrait(?), only mentioned at 1Ch.2.53 § Mishraites = "touching evil" the 4th of the 4 families of Kirjath-jearim
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1184
ba.a.le ye.hu.dah — Baale-judah
Baale-Judah = "the lords of Judah" a place in Judah named for the Baalim, also known as Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-baal; modern Kuriet el Enab Combined with qir.yat ye.a.rim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים "Kiriath-jearim" H7157)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →City of jaars; i.e., of woods or forests, a Gibeonite town (Josh. 9:17) on the border of Benjamin, to which tribe it was assigned (18:15, 28). The ark was brought to this place (1 Sam. 7:1, 2) from Beth-shemesh and put in charge of Abinadab, a Levite. Here it remained till it was removed by David to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 6:2, 3, 12; 1 Chr. 15:1-29; comp. Ps. 132). It was also called Baalah (Josh. 15:9) and Kirjath-baal (60). It has been usually identified with Kuriet el-‘Enab (i.e., “city of grapes”), among the hills, about 8 miles north-east of ‘Ain Shems (i.e., Beth-shemesh). The opinion, however, that it is to be identified with ‘Erma, 4 miles east of ‘Ain Shems, on the edge of the valley of Sorek, seems to be better supported. (See KIRJATH.) The words of Ps. 132:6, “We found it in the fields of the wood,” refer to the sojourn of the ark at Kirjath-jearim. “Wood” is here the rendering of the Hebrew word jaar, which is the singular of jearim.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
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