Qiryath Çannâh — H7158

Definition

locative proper noun

Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Palestine

1. Kirjath-sepher or Kirjath-sannah = "city of the book"
2. a town in the mountains of Judah to the west of Hebron

Usually translated as

Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher

Origin

or Qiryath Çêpher; from H7151 and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577, or (for the latter name) H5612; city of branches, or of a book

• Same as Qiryâh (H7151)
• Same as Çançin (H5577)
• Same as Çêpher (H5612)

Occurrences

Qiryath Çannâh occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (3), Judges (2)

• Joshua 15:15 — And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher (קִרְיַת).
• Joshua 15:16 — And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher (קִרְיַת), and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
• Joshua 15:49 — And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah (וְקִרְיַת), which is Debir,
• Judges 1:11 — And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher (קִרְיַת):
• Judges 1:12 — And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher (קִרְיַת), and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.