Capernaum

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/kəˈpɝneɪəm//-nɪəm//-niəm/

proper noun

An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.

OriginLate Latin Capharnaūm ← Ancient Greek Καφαρναούμ ← Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewכְּפַר נַחוּם“Nahum's Village”
  2. Ancient GreekΚαφαρναούμ
  3. Late LatinCapharnaūm
  4. EnglishCapernaum

From Late Latin Capharnaūm, from Ancient Greek Καφαρναούμ (Kapharnaoúm), from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kəp̄ar naḥūm, “Nahum's Village”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Kapernaüm
  • KapernaümThe biblical town
Arabic كفرناحوم
  • كفرناحومThe biblical town
Basque Kfar Nahum
  • Kfar NahumThe biblical town
Bulgarian Капернаум
  • Капернаум (Kapernaum)The biblical town
Catalan Cafarnaüm
  • CafarnaümThe biblical town
Chinese Mandarin 迦百農 /迦百农, 葛法翁
  • 迦百農 /迦百农 (Jiābǎinóng)The biblical town
  • 葛法翁 (Gěfǎwēng)The biblical town
Danish Kapernaum
  • KapernaumThe biblical town
Dutch Kafarnaüm
  • KafarnaümThe biblical town
Esperanto Kafarnao
  • KafarnaoThe biblical town
Finnish Kapernaum
  • KapernaumThe biblical town
French Capharnaüm, Capernaüm
  • CapharnaümThe biblical town
  • CapernaümThe biblical town
German Kafarnaum, Kapernaum
  • KafarnaumThe biblical town
  • KapernaumThe biblical town
Greek Καπερναούμ
  • Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm)The biblical town
Hawaiian Kaperenauma
  • KaperenaumaThe biblical town
Hebrew כפר נחום
  • כפר נחוםThe biblical town
Hindi कफ़रनहूम
  • कफ़रनहूम (kafarnahūm)The biblical town
Hungarian Kapernaum, Kafarnaum
  • KapernaumThe biblical town
  • KafarnaumThe biblical town
Indonesian Kapernaum
  • KapernaumThe biblical town
Irish Cafarnáúm
  • CafarnáúmThe biblical town
Italian Cafarnao
  • CafarnaoThe biblical town
Japanese カペナウム
  • カペナウムThe biblical town
Korean 카파르나움
  • 카파르나움 (kapareunaum)The biblical town
Latin Capharnaum
  • CapharnaumThe biblical town
Māori Kaperenauma
  • KaperenaumaThe biblical town
Norwegian Bokmål Kapernaum
  • KapernaumThe biblical town
Polish Kafarnaum
  • KafarnaumThe biblical town
Portuguese Cafarnaum
  • CafarnaumThe biblical town
Romanian Capernaum
  • CapernaumThe biblical town
Russian Капернаум
  • Капернаум (Kapernaum)The biblical town
Spanish Cafarnaúm
  • CafarnaúmThe biblical town
Swedish Kafarnaum
  • KafarnaumThe biblical town
Tagalog Cafarnaum
  • CafarnaumThe biblical town
Tamil கப்பர்நாகும்
  • கப்பர்நாகும் (kapparnākum)The biblical town
Thai คาเปอรนาอุม
  • คาเปอรนาอุมThe biblical town
Ukrainian Капернаум
  • Капернаум (Kapernaum)The biblical town
Urdu کفر نحوم
  • کفر نحومThe biblical town
Vietnamese Caphácnaum
  • CaphácnaumThe biblical town
Cite this entry
APA

Capernaum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capernaum

MLA

“Capernaum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capernaum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Capernaum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Capernaum.

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