Strong's Hebrew: 7158. קִרְיַת (Qiryath Sannah or Qiryath Sepher) -- Kiriath Sannah / Kiriath Sepher

Strong's Lexicon

Qiryath Sannah or Qiryath Sepher: Kiriath Sannah / Kiriath Sepher

Original Word: קִרְיַת סַנָּה
Part of Speech: Proper name
Transliteration: Qiryath Cannah
Pronunciation: keer-YAHT sah-NAH / keer-YAHT SEH-fer
Phonetic Spelling: (keer-yath' san-naw')
Definition: Kiriath Sannah / Kiriath Sepher
Meaning: Kirjath-Sannah, Kirjath-Sepher

Word Origin: Derived from קִרְיָה (qiryah, meaning "city") and סַנָּה (sannah, meaning "palm") or סֵפֶר (sepher, meaning "book" or "scroll").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Kiriath Sannah or Kiriath Sepher, as these are specific Hebrew place names. However, the Greek term for "book" is βιβλίον (biblion), which is conceptually related to "Sepher."

Usage: The name "Kiriath Sannah" translates to "City of the Palm," while "Kiriath Sepher" translates to "City of the Book." These names refer to the same location, a city in the hill country of Judah. The dual names suggest a place of significance, possibly related to learning or trade.

Cultural and Historical Background: Kiriath Sepher, also known as Debir, was a Canaanite city captured by the Israelites during their conquest of the Promised Land. It was located in the southern part of Judah's territory. The city is notable for its association with Othniel, who captured it and received Caleb's daughter, Achsah, as a reward (Joshua 15:15-17; Judges 1:11-13). The name "City of the Book" may imply a center of learning or a repository of records, suggesting its cultural importance in the ancient Near East.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from qiryah and sepher
Definition
"city of writing," a city in Judah
NASB Translation
Kiriath-sannah (1), Kiriath-sepher (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

קִרְיַתסֵֿ֫פֶר proper name, of a location πόλις(τῶν)γραμμάτων, + (ᵐ5^B Judges 1:11) Καριασσωφαρ: ancient name of דְּבִיר (see II. ׳ד 2c) (perhaps סֹֿפֵר׳ק scribe-town, compare ᵐ5 above also ᵑ6 and Egyptian Bai-ti¾u-pa-ïra, house of scribe, WMM^As.u.Eur.174 Buhl^Geogr.274, compare GFM^Ju); — Joshua 15:15,16; Judges 1:11,12; another name is סַֿנָּה׳ק Joshua 15:49 (but ᵐ5 πόλις γραμμάτων, hence read perhaps סֿפר׳ק, so Steuern), in southern Judah; on site (probably Dhoherîye, 5 hours southwest from Hebron) see II. דְּבִיר 2c and Buhl^Geogr.164.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher

Or Qiryath Cepher {keer-yath' say-fer}; from qiryah and a simpler feminine from the same as cancin, or (for the latter name) cepher; city of branches, or of a book; Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Palestine -- Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.

see HEBREW qiryah

see HEBREW cancin

see HEBREW cepher

Forms and Transliterations

סֵ֖פֶר סֵֽפֶר׃ סַנָּ֖ה סנה ספר ספר׃ san·nāh sanNah sannāh sê·p̄er Sefer sêp̄er

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Englishman's Concordance

Joshua 15:15
HEB: לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־ סֵֽפֶר׃
NAS: of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher.
KJV: of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.
INT: of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher

Joshua 15:16
HEB: אֶת־ קִרְיַת־ סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי
NAS: attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures
KJV: He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh
INT: who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures will give

Joshua 15:49
HEB: וְדַנָּ֥ה וְקִרְיַת־ סַנָּ֖ה הִ֥יא דְבִֽר׃
NAS: and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah (that is, Debir),
KJV: And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which [is] Debir,
INT: and Dannah and Kiriath-sannah he which Debir

Judges 1:11
HEB: לְפָנִ֖ים קִרְיַת־ סֵֽפֶר׃
NAS: formerly [was] Kiriath-sepher).
KJV: of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:
INT: of Debir formerly Kirjathsepher

Judges 1:12
HEB: אֶת־ קִרְיַת־ סֵ֖פֶר וּלְכָדָ֑הּ וְנָתַ֥תִּי
NAS: attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures
KJV: He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh
INT: who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures give