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Lexicon :: Strong's G1082 - gennēsaret

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Γεννησαρέτ
Transliteration
gennēsaret (Key)
Pronunciation
ghen-nay-sar-et'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin, cf כִּנְּרוֹת (H3672)
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Γεννησαρέτ Gennēsarét, ghen-nay-sar-et'; of Hebrew origin (compare H3672); Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine:—Gennesaret.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1082 in the following manner: Gennesaret (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1082 in the following manner: Gennesaret (3x).

  1. Gennesaret = "a harp"

    1. a lake also called the sea of Galilee or the sea of Tiberias The lake 12 by 7 miles (20 by 11 km) and 700 feet (210 m) below the Mediterranean Sea.

    2. a very lovely and fertile region on the Sea of Galilee.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Γεννησαρέτ Gennēsarét, ghen-nay-sar-et'; of Hebrew origin (compare H3672); Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine:—Gennesaret.
STRONGS G1082:
Γεννησαρέτ [so G T Tr WH], -ρέθ [Lachmann in Matthew 14:34], [Γενησαρέτ Rec. in Mark 6:53; cf. Tdf. edition 2 Proleg., p. xxxv., edition 7 Proleg., p. liv. note8], (Targums גֲּנֵיסַר or גִּנּוסַר [according to Delitzsch (Römerbr. in d. Hebrew übers., p. 27) גִּנֵּיסַר, גִּנּוּסַר]; Γεννησάρ, 1 Macc. 11:67; Josephus, b. j. 2, 20, 6 etc.; Genesara, Pliny, 5, 15), Gennesaret, a very lovely and fertile region on the Sea of Galilee (Josephus, b. j. 3, 10, 7): ἡ γῆ Γεννησ. Matthew 14:34; Mark 6:53; ἡ λίμνη Γεννησ. Luke 5:1, anciently כִּנֶּרֶת יָם, Numbers 34:11, or כִּנֲּרות יָם, Joshua 12:3, from the city כִּנֶּרֶת, Deuteronomy 3:17, which was near by; called in the Gospels ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Mark 1:16; Matthew 4:18; ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Τιβεριάδος, John 6:1; John 21:1. The lake, according to Josephus, b. j. 3, 10, 7, is 140 stadia long and 40 wide; [its extreme dimensions now are said to average 12 1/4 miles by 6 3/4 miles, and its level to be nearly 700 feet below that of the Mediterranean]. Cf. Rüetschi in Herzog v., p. 6f; Furrer in Schenkel ii., p. 322ff; [Wilson in "The Recovery of Jerusalem," Part ii.; Robinson, Phys. Geog. of the Holy Land, p. 199ff; BB. DD. For conjectures respecting the derivation of the word cf. Alex.'s Kitto under the end; Merrill, Galilee in the Time of Christ, § vii.].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
34:11
Deuteronomy
3:17
Joshua
12:3
Matthew
4:18; 14:34; 14:34
Mark
1:16; 6:53; 6:53
Luke
5:1
John
6:1; 21:1

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Strong's Number G1082 matches the Greek Γεννησαρέτ (gennēsaret),
which occurs 0 times in 0 verses in the LXX Greek.

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