The meaning of “כִּנְּרוֹת”
Understanding Kinnᵉrôwth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or כִּנֶּרֶת Kinnereth (kinneh'-reth); respectively plural and singular feminine from the same as כִּנּוֹר; perhaps harp...
כִּנְּרוֹת
or כִּנֶּרֶת Kinnereth (kinneh'-reth); respectively plural and singular feminine from the same as כִּנּוֹר; perhaps harp-shaped Chinnereth, Chinneroth, Cinneroth. - § Chinneroth or Cinneroth or Chinnereth = "harps" - Kinneroth or Kinnereth, a place in Palestine 1) the early name of the Sea of Galilee 2) a town and district in Naphtali near the Sea of Galilee
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 34:11 | “And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:” Word: כִּנְּרוֹת (Kinnᵉrôwth) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:17 | “The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth–pisgah eastward.” Word: כִּנְּרוֹת (Kinnᵉrôwth) | |
| Joshua 13:27 | “And in the valley, Beth–aram, and Beth–nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.” Word: כִּנְּרוֹת (Kinnᵉrôwth) | |
| 1 Kings 15:20 | “So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.” Word: כִּנְּרוֹת (Kinnᵉrôwth) |
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