Kirjath
/ˈkɪr.jæθ/noun
A biblical transliteration of the Hebrew word for a city or town, also used in names of ancient settlements.
Did you know?“Kirjath” appears in English Bible place-names such as Kirjath-jearim, whose Hebrew form means “city of forests.”
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
קִרְיָה (qiryāh)
“City, town, or inhabited settlement”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
קִרְיַת (qiryat)
“Construct form meaning “city of,” used before another name”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Καριάθ (Kariath)
“Transliteration of Hebrew place-names beginning with qiryat”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
Cariath
“Latinized biblical place-name element meaning “city””
16th–17th Century
English
Kirjath
“English Bible transliteration of Hebrew and Latin biblical place-names”
Modern English
English
Kirjath
“An archaic or biblical form used chiefly in proper names and scriptural references”