Lexicon
כִּנֶּ֫רֶת
kin.n.rot
H3672
N:N--L Hebrew

(Sea of) Chinnereth

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Hebrew
Language

kin.n.rot names Chinnereth as a geographic point, sea, border marker, city, or land area in biblical descriptions.

The attested uses name Chinnereth in geographic descriptions, most often as a sea used to mark borders or locations. The same proper noun also occurs for a place among fortified cities and for a land area struck alongside other Israelite locations.

Senses in use

  1. Chinnereth as sea and boundary landmark · dominant

    In Deuteronomy 3:17 and Joshua 12:3, the proper noun marks the Sea of Chinnereth in descriptions of the Arabah and its extent. Numbers 34:11 and Joshua 13:27 likewise place a border at the Sea of Chinnereth, while Joshua 11:2 locates kings south of it.

  2. Chinnereth as a named city or land area · occasional

    Joshua 19:35 includes the proper noun in a list of fortified cities. In 1 Kings 15:20, the APB renders it as "all Chinnereth" among locations struck by Ben-hadad's forces, together with the land of Naphtali.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the name in the expression "Sea of Chinnereth" or "(Sea of) Chinnereth." It also uses "Chinnereth" in a city list and "all Chinnereth" in an account of military action; These renderings show the verse contexts rather than separate English definitions.

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