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kir´i-ath (קרית, kÌ£iryath, “cityâ€; the King James Version Kirjath): Mentioned () as a city of Benjamin; has been identified with KÌ£uriet el ‛Enab, “town of grapes,†a prosperous town on the highroad between Jerusalem and Jaffa; it is sometimes spoken of by the inhabitants as KÌ£urieh. It is, however, generally thought that Kiriath here stands for KIRIATH-JEARIM (which see). See PEF, III, 132, Sh XVII.