Gethsemane

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/ɡɛθˈsɛməni/

proper noun

A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.

OriginAncient Greek Γεθσημανί ← Aramaic גת שמנא →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.

Origin

  1. Aramaicגת שמנא
  2. Ancient GreekΓεθσημανί
  3. EnglishGethsemane

From Ancient Greek Γεθσημανί (Gethsēmaní), from Aramaic גת שמנא (Gaṯ Šəmānê, literally “oil press”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Γεθσημανή
  • Γεθσημανή (Gethsēmanḗ)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Arabic جَثْسَيْمَانِي
  • جَثْسَيْمَانِي (jaṯsaymānī)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Catalan Getsemaní
  • Getsemanígarden in ancient Jerusalem
Chinese Cantonese 客西馬尼 /客西马尼
  • 客西馬尼 /客西马尼 (haak³ sai¹ maa⁵ nei⁴)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Chinese Mandarin 客西馬尼 /客西马尼
  • 客西馬尼 /客西马尼 (Kèxīmǎní)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Dutch Getsemane
  • Getsemanegarden in ancient Jerusalem
Esperanto Getsemano
  • Getsemanogarden in ancient Jerusalem
Finnish Getsemane
  • Getsemanegarden in ancient Jerusalem
French Gethsémané
  • Gethsémanégarden in ancient Jerusalem
German Getsemani, Gethsemani
  • Getsemanigarden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Gethsemanigarden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Gethsemanegarden in ancient Jerusalem
Greek Γεσθημανή, Γεθσημανή
  • Γεσθημανή (Gesthimaní)garden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Γεθσημανή (Gethsimaní)garden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Ιεσθημανή (Iesthimaní)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Hebrew גַּת שְׁמָנִים
  • גַּת שְׁמָנִים (Gat Shmaním)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Hindi गतसमनी
  • गतसमनी (gatsamanī)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Italian Getsemani
  • Getsemanigarden in ancient Jerusalem
Latin Gethsēmanī
  • Gethsēmanīgarden in ancient Jerusalem
Polish Getsemani, Ogród Oliwny
  • Getsemanigarden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Ogród Oliwnygarden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Ogrójecgarden in ancient Jerusalem
Portuguese Getsémani, Getsêmani
  • Getsémanigarden in ancient Jerusalem
  • Getsêmanigarden in ancient Jerusalem
Russian Гефсима́ния
  • Гефсима́ния (Gefsimánija)garden in ancient Jerusalem
Spanish Getsemaní
  • Getsemanígarden in ancient Jerusalem
Swedish Getsemane
  • Getsemanegarden in ancient Jerusalem

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
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Gethsemane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gethsemane

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Chicago

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