קרית ארבע

Hebrew

Etymology

From קִרְיָה (kiryá, “city, town”) +‎ אַרְבַּע (arbá, “four”), literally “City of Four”. See Kiryat Arba for meaning of "four".

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /kiʁ.jat (ʔ)aʁ.ba/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /qiră.jaːθ ʔar.baʕ/

Proper noun

קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע • (kiryát arbá) f

1. Kiryat Arba, an Israeli Settlement in the West Bank on the outskirts of Hebron