Gennēsarét — G1082

Definition

locative proper noun

Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine

1. Genesara, Pliny, 5, 15), Gennesaret, a very lovely and fertile region on the Sea of Galilee

Usually translated as

Gennesaret

Origin

of Hebrew origin (compare H3672)

Hebrew equivalents

• Kinnᵉrôwth (H3672)

Occurrences

Gennēsarét occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1)

• Matthew 14:34 — And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret (Γεννησαρὲτ).
• Mark 6:53 — And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret (Γενησαρετ), and drew to the shore.
• Luke 5:1 — And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret (Γεννησαρὲτ),