The Definition of the word Kerioth

Kerioth

Cities. (1.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:25). Judas "the traitor was probably a native of this place, and hence his" name Iscariot. It has been identified with the ruins of "el-Kureitein, about 10 miles south of Hebron. (See [338]HAZOR" [4]). "(2.) A city of Moab (Jer. 48:24, 41), called Kirioth (Amos 2:2).