The meaning of Kerioth in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

cities.

  • A town in the south of Judah (Joshua 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 HAZOR [4]).

  • A city of Moab (Jeremiah 48:24,41), called Kirioth (Amos 2:2).


    See more on the meaning of Kerioth in the Bible:
    Kerioth {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Kerioth {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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