7158. Qiryath Sannah or Qiryath Sepher
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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')
KJV: Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher
NASB: Kiriath-sepher, Kiriath-sannah
Word Origin: [from H7151 (קִריָה - city) and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577 (סַנסִן - fruit stalks), or (for the latter name) H5612 (סֵפֶר סִפרָה - book)]

1. city of branches, or of a book
2. Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Israel

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

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, + (ᵐ5B 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, WMMAs.u.Eur.174 BuhlGeogr.274, compare GFMJu); — 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 BuhlGeogr.164.

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

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7158
5 Occurrences


san·nāh — 1 Occ.
sê·p̄er — 4 Occ.

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