53%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Hebrew Scripts כִּנֶּרֶת(Hebrew) Meaning & History From the name of a large lake in northern Israel, usually called the Sea of Galilee in English. Its name is derived from Hebrew כִּנּוֹר (kinnor) meaning "harp" [1] because of its shape. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantKinneret Categories musical instruments, variants Sources & References Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3658, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3658.