Meanings
proper nounthe Sea of Galilee
- A lake in northern Israel, located next to the ancient city of Tiberias.
Synonyms: Gennesaret, Kinneret, Lake Tiberias, Lake Tiberius, Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Kinnereth
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA lake in northern Israel, located next to the ancient city of Tiberias.
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Ancient Greek θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας
- θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας (thálassa tês Galilaías)lake in northern Israel
Arabic بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّة
- بُحَيْرَة طَبَرِيَّةlake in northern Israel
Catalan llac de Tiberíades
- llac de Tiberíadeslake in northern Israel
Chinese Mandarin 加利利海
- 加利利海 (Jiālìlìhǎi)lake in northern Israel
Danish Genesaret Sø
- Genesaret Sølake in northern Israel
Finnish Genesaretinjärvi
- Genesaretinjärvilake in northern Israel
French lac de Tibériade, mer de Galilée
- lac de Tibériadelake in northern Israel
- mer de Galiléelake in northern Israel
German See Genezareth, See von Galiläa
- See Genezarethlake in northern Israel
- See von Galiläalake in northern Israel
- Galiläisches Meerlake in northern Israel
Greek Θάλασσα της Γαλιλαίας
- Θάλασσα της Γαλιλαίας (Thálassa tis Galilaías)lake in northern Israel
Hebrew כִּנֶּרֶת, יַם כִּנֶּרֶת
- כִּנֶּרֶת (kinéret)lake in northern Israel
- יַם כִּנֶּרֶת (yam kinéret)lake in northern Israel
Japanese ガリラヤ湖
- ガリラヤ湖 (Gariraya-ko)lake in northern Israel
Korean 갈릴래아호
- 갈릴래아호 (gallillaeaho)lake in northern Israel
Latin mare Galīlaeae
- mare Galīlaeaelake in northern Israel
Polish Jezioro Tyberiadzkie, Jezioro Galilejskie
- Jezioro Tyberiadzkielake in northern Israel
- Jezioro Galilejskielake in northern Israel
- Genezaretlake in northern Israel
Russian Галиле́йское мо́ре, Тивериа́дское о́зеро
- Галиле́йское мо́ре (Galiléjskoje móre)lake in northern Israel
- Тивериа́дское о́зеро (Tiveriádskoje ózero)lake in northern Israel
- о́зеро Кине́рет (ózero Kinɛ́rɛt)lake in northern Israel
- Геннисаре́тское озеро (Gennisarétskoje ozero)lake in northern Israel
Spanish mar de Galilea
- mar de Galilealake in northern Israel
Turkish Taberiye Gölü, Celile Denizi
- Taberiye Gölülake in northern Israel
- Celile Denizilake in northern Israel
- Celile Gölülake in northern Israel
Welsh Môr Galilea, Môr Tiberias
- Môr Galilealake in northern Israel
- Môr Tiberiaslake in northern Israel
Cite this entry
APA
Sea of Galilee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sea%20of%20Galilee
MLA
“Sea of Galilee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sea%20of%20Galilee. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sea of Galilee,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sea%20of%20Galilee.
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