The story
- Biblical Hebrew · derived fromכְּפַר נַחוּם“Nahum's Village”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΚαφαρναούμ
- Late Latin · derived fromCapharnaūm
- English todayCapernaum
From Late Latin Capharnaūm, from Ancient Greek Καφαρναούμ (Kapharnaoúm), from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kəp̄ar naḥūm, “Nahum's Village”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.