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 Names

VariantKinneret

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3658, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3658.
Entry updated October 6, 2024