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Where does “capharnaüm” come from?

capharnaüm (French) comes from Latin Capharnaum, from Ancient Greek Καφαρναούμ, from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם — Nahum's village.

capharnaüm (French): shambles

Definitions

  1. shambles

Ancestry of “capharnaüm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCapharnaum—
2Ancient GreekΚαφαρναούμ—
3Biblical Hebrewכְּפַר נַחוּםNahum's village
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