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Where does “Καφαρνᾱούμ” come from?

Καφαρνᾱούμ (Ancient Greek) comes from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם — Nahum's village.

Ancestry of “Καφαρνᾱούμ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical Hebrewכְּפַר נַחוּםNahum's village

Words derived from “Καφαρνᾱούμ”

  • Capernaum
  • Capharnaum
  • Cafarnao
  • capharnaüm
  • Kafarnaum
  • Capharnaum
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