καφαρναούμ G2584
Capernaum, a lakeside town in Galilee that served as the primary base of Jesus’ public ministry.
Kapharnaoum (from Hebrew kəfar Nachum, “village of Nahum”) was a fishing settlement on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee. After leaving Nazareth, Jesus made it his adopted home (Matt 4:13) and performed many healings and teachings there, including the healing of the centurion’s servant (Matt 8:5) and the Bread of Life discourse (John 6:59). Despite these mighty works, the town drew prophetic rebuke for its unbelief (Matt 11:23). Spanish renders it Capernaúm, French Capernaüm, and German Kapernaum, each adapting the Semitic name phonetically.
Senses
1. Capernaum (place name) — The proper noun designating the town of Capernaum on Galilee’s northwest shore, functioning as Jesus’ ministry headquarters during his Galilean period. It appears in all four Gospels as the site of key miracles (Mark 1:21-28, John 2:12), teachings, and the calling of disciples. The Hebrew etymology ‘village of Nahum’ is preserved across translations through phonetic transliteration rather than semantic translation, as expected for a geographic name. 16×
AR["كَفرناحومَ","كَفرَ-ناحومَ","كَفَرناحومَ","كَفْرَناحومَ","كَفْرَنَاحُومَ","كَفْرِ-نَاحُومَ","يا-كَفرناحومَ"]·ben["কফরনাহুমে","কফরনাহূম","কফরনাহূম;","কফরনাহূমে","কফরনাহূমে,"]·DE["Kapernaum"]·EN["Kapernaoum","Kapharnaoum"]·FR["Capernaüm"]·heb["כְּפַר-נַחוּם","כְּפַר־נַחוּם"]·HI["कफरनओउम","कफरनहूम","कफरनहूम,","कफरनहूम-में","कफरनहूम।","कफ़रनहूम"]·ID["Kapernaum","Kapernaum,","Kapernaum.","Kapernaum;","itu"]·IT["Capernaum"]·jav["Kapernaum","Kapernaum,","Kapernaum.","Kapèrnaum","Kapèrnaum,","Kapèrnaum;"]·KO["가버나움","가버나움-에","가버나움-에서","가버나움아","가버나움에","가버나움에서","가버나움으로"]·PT["Cafarnaum","Cafarnaum,","Cafarnaum.","Cafarnaum;"]·RU["Капернаум","Капернаум,","Капернауме","Капернауме,"]·ES["-Kapharnaoúm","Capernaúm","Kapharnaoúm","Kaphārnaóum"]·SW["Kapernaum,","Kapernaumu","Kapharnaoum","Kapharnaoúm","Kapharnaoúm;","Kaphárnaoum"]·TR["Kafernahum'a","Kafernahum;","Kefarnahum","Kefarnahum'a","Kefarnahum'da","Kefarnahum'un","Kefernahum","Kefernahum'a","Kefernahum."]·urd["-ال","میں","کفرنحوم","کفرنحوم-","کفرنحوم،"]
Matt 4:13, Matt 8:5, Matt 11:23, Matt 17:24, Mark 1:21, Mark 2:1, Mark 9:33, Luke 4:23, Luke 4:31, Luke 7:1, Luke 10:15, John 2:12 (+4 more)
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
καφαρναούμ (Καπερ-, Rec., see WH, App. 160), ἡ (Heb. כָּפָר נַחוּם Nahum's village) Capernaum: Mat.4:13, Mrk.1:21, Jhn.2:12, al (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)