Genesis 14:5:18Gen.14.5.W18TAB
קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃
kiryatayim
“Kiriathaim”
- Transliteration
- kir-ya-TA-yim
- Extended
- kihr-yah-TAA-yihm
- IPA
- /qir.jaːˈtaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- Kiriathaim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kir-ya-TA-yim
- clause
ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
- sentence
u-ve-ar-BA es-RE sha-NA BA khe-dar-la-O-mer ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-SHER it-TO va-yak-KU et-re-fa-IM be-ash-te-ROT kar-NA-yim ve-et-ha-zu-ZIM be-HAM ve-ET ha-e-MIM be-sha-VE kir-ya-TA-yim
Exegesis
The dual forms Karnaim {קַרְנַיִם | qar-na-yim} and Kiryatayim {קִרְיָתָיִם | qir-yā-ṯā-yim} reflect place names associated with “two horns/peaks” and “two towns,” likely evoking notable geographical or urban features. Syntactically, the verse is a single extended clause sequence, chaining together time setting, movement, and successive conquests, which the English renderings preserve by maintaining the initial temporal phrase, the verb-first main clause, and the coordinated series of objects and locations.
Root and etymology
y-m-m
“sea, large expanse of water”
In context — Genesis 14:5
And in the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck down the Rephaim in Ashtaroth Karnaim , the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiryathaim .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:5:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Genesis 14:5, so the Hebrew word קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃ (kiryatayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.14.5.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.5.W18.S1) and character.