qe.riy.yot is used as a place name in lists of locations and in statements about Moab's judgment.

The supplied verses use qe.riy.yot as a named location: it appears among place names in Joshua 15:25 and Jeremiah 48:24, and it is named in statements of destruction and capture concerning Moab in Amos 2:2 and Jeremiah 48:41.

1. Named location in lists and judgment scenes · dominant

   The proper-noun form occurs among named places in Joshua 15:25 and Jeremiah 48:24; in Jeremiah 48:24 the APB renders the clause "And upon Kerioth, upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab." In Amos 2:2 the APB includes "the citadels of the Kerioth" in a sentence of fire against Moab, while Jeremiah 48:41 states, "Kerioth is captured."

   Joshua 15:25Jeremiah 48:24Amos 2:2Jeremiah 48:41

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "Kerioth" in Joshua 15:25, Jeremiah 48:24, and Jeremiah 48:41, but Amos 2:2 has "the Kerioth." These renderings confirm the verse-level setting without establishing a further lexical distinction.