ΚΑΦΑΡΝΑΟΥΜʼ, καφαρναουμʼ
KAPHARNAOUMʼ, kapharnaoumʼ
Sounds Like: ka-far-NAH-oom
Translations: Capernaum
From the root: ΚΑΦΑΡΝΑΟΥΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Capernaum was a significant town located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in ancient Israel. It is frequently mentioned in the New Testament as a place where Jesus lived and performed many miracles and teachings, serving as his primary base of operations during his Galilean ministry. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that the word is being used as a numeral, representing 2000, but in this context, it is a proper noun and the keraia is likely a scribal mark or a misinterpretation of a coronis indicating elision, though it's most commonly understood as the name of the town.
Inflection: Singular, Indeclinable
Strong’s number: G2584 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΦΑΡΝΑΟΥΜ.
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- ΚΑΦΑΡΝΑΟΥΜ — Capernaum
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