3478. Nazara or Nazaret or Nazareth
Strong's Lexicon
Nazara or Nazaret or Nazareth: Nazareth

Original Word: Ναζαρά, Ναζαρέτ, Ναζαρέθ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Nazara or Nazaret or Nazareth
Pronunciation: nah-dzah-RAH, nah-dzah-RET, nah-dzah-RETH
Phonetic Spelling: (nad-zar-eth')
Definition: Nazareth
Meaning: Nazareth, a city of Galilee, where Jesus lived before His ministry.

Word Origin: Of uncertain derivation, possibly from a Hebrew root meaning "branch" or "watchtower."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for Nazareth, but it may be related to the Hebrew word נֵצֶר (netser), meaning "branch," which is used in Isaiah 11:1 to refer to the Messiah.

Usage: Nazareth is a town in the region of Galilee, notable as the place where Jesus was raised. It is frequently mentioned in the New Testament as the hometown of Jesus, often referred to as "Jesus of Nazareth." The term "Nazarene" is derived from this location, signifying Jesus' association with the town.

Cultural and Historical Background: Nazareth was a small and relatively obscure village during the time of Jesus, not mentioned in the Old Testament or other contemporary historical records. Its obscurity is highlighted in John 1:46, where Nathanael asks, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" This reflects the town's humble status. Despite its insignificance, Nazareth holds great importance in Christian tradition as the place where the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear the Messiah (Luke 1:26-27).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
Nazareth, a city in Galilee
NASB Translation
Nazareth (12).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3478: Ναζαρέτ

Ναζαρέτ ((so Rec.st everywhere; Lachmann also in Mark 1:9; Luke 2:39, 51; Luke 4:16; John 1:45f (46f); Tdf. in Mark 1:9; John 1:45f (46f); Tr text in Luke 1:26; Luke 2:4; Luke 4:16; John 1:45f (46f); Tr marginal reading in Mark 1:9; Luke 2:39, 51; and WH everywhere except in four passages soon to be mentioned), Ναζαρέθ (so Rec.elz ten times, Rec.bez six times, T and Tr except in the passages already given or about to be given; L in Matthew 2:23; Matthew 21:11 (so WH here); Luke 1:26; Acts 10:38 (so WH here)), Ναζαραθ (L in Matthew 4:13 and Luke 2:4, after codex Delta but with little other attestation (Hort)), Ναζαρά (Matthew 4:13 T Tr WH; Luke 4:16 T WH)), , indeclinable, (and τά Ναζαρά, Origen and Julianus Africanus in Eusebius, h. e. 1, 7, 14; cf. Keith, Jesu von Naz. i., p. 319f. (English translation, ii., p. 16) and ii., p. 421f. (English translation, iv., p. 108), who thinks Nazara preferable to the other forms (but see WHs Appendix, p. 160{a}; Tdf. Proleg., p. 120; Scrivener, Introduction, chapter viii. § 5; Alford, Greek Testament, vol. i. Proleg., p. 97)), Nazareth, a town of lower Galilee, mentioned neither in the O. T., nor by Josephus, nor in the Talmud (unless it is to be recognized in the appellation נֵצֶר בֶּן, given there to Jesus Christ). It was built upon a hill, in a very lovely region (cf. Renan, Vie de Jesus, 14{me} edition, p. 27f. (Wilbour's translation (N. Y. 1865), pp. 69ff; see also Robinson, Researches, etc. ii., 336f)), and was distant from Jerusalem a three days' journey, from Tiberias eight hours (or less); it was the home of Jesus (Matthew 13:54; Mark 6:1); its present name is en Nazirah, a town of from five to six thousand inhabitants (cf. Baedeker, Palestine and Syria, p. 359): Matthew 2:23; Matthew 4:13; Matthew 21:11; Mark 1:9; Luke 1:26; Luke 2:4, 39, 51; Luke 4:16; John 1:45f (46f); Acts 10:39. As respects the Hebrew form of the name, it is disputed whether it was נֵצֶר 'a sprout', 'shoot' (so, besides others, Hengstenberg, Christol. des A. T. ii., 124f. (English translation, ii., 106f); but cf. Gieseler in the Studien und Kritiken for 1831, p. 588f), or נֹצְרָה, 'protectress', 'guard' (cf. 2 Kings 17:9; so Keim, as above), or נִצֶרֶת, 'sentinel' (so Delitzsch in the Zeitschr. f. Luth. Theol. for 1876, p. 401), or נְצֹרֶת 'watch-tower' (so Ewald in the Götting. gelehrt. Anzeigen for 1867, p. 1602f). For a further account of the town cf. Robinson, as above, pp. 333-343; Tobler, Nazareth in Palästina. Berl. 1868; (Hackett in B. D. under the word ).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Nazareth.

Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine -- Nazareth.

Forms and Transliterations
Ναζαρα Ναζαρά Ναζαρὰ Ναζαρεθ Ναζαρέθ Ναζαρὲθ Ναζαρετ Ναζαρέτ Ναζαρὲτ Nazara Nazará Nazarà Nazaret Nazarét Nazarèt Nazareth Nazaréth Nazarèth
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 2:23 N
GRK: πόλιν λεγομένην Ναζαρέτ ὅπως πληρωθῇ
NAS: called Nazareth. [This was] to fulfill
KJV: called Nazareth: that
INT: a city called Nazareth so that should be fulfilled

Matthew 4:13 N
GRK: καταλιπὼν τὴν Ναζαρὰ ἐλθὼν κατῴκησεν
NAS: and leaving Nazareth, He came
KJV: leaving Nazareth, he came
INT: having left Nazareth having come he dwelt

Matthew 21:11 N
GRK: ὁ ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲθ τῆς Γαλιλαίας
NAS: Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.
KJV: the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
INT: he who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee

Mark 1:9 N
GRK: Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ Ναζαρὲτ τῆς Γαλιλαίας
NAS: came from Nazareth in Galilee
KJV: came from Nazareth of Galilee, and
INT: Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee

Luke 1:26 N
GRK: ᾗ ὄνομα Ναζαρὲθ
NAS: in Galilee called Nazareth,
KJV: of Galilee, named Nazareth,
INT: whose name [was] Nazareth

Luke 2:4 N
GRK: ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲθ εἰς τὴν
NAS: from the city of Nazareth, to Judea,
KJV: the city of Nazareth, into
INT: out of [the] town Nazareth to

Luke 2:39 N
GRK: πόλιν ἑαυτῶν Ναζαρέθ
NAS: to their own city of Nazareth.
KJV: their own city Nazareth.
INT: town of them Nazareth

Luke 2:51 N
GRK: ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρέθ καὶ ἦν
NAS: with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection
KJV: came to Nazareth, and was
INT: came to Nazareth and he was

Luke 4:16 N
GRK: ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρά οὗ ἦν
NAS: And He came to Nazareth, where
KJV: he came to Nazareth, where he had been
INT: he came to Nazareth where he was

John 1:45 N
GRK: τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ
NAS: Jesus of Nazareth, the son
KJV: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
INT: who [is] from Nazareth

John 1:46 N
GRK: Ναθαναήλ Ἐκ Ναζαρὲτ δύναταί τι
NAS: come out of Nazareth? Philip
KJV: come out of Nazareth? Philip saith
INT: Nathanael Out of Nazareth can any

Acts 10:38 N
GRK: τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέθ ὡς ἔχρισεν
NAS: [You know of] Jesus of Nazareth, how
KJV: Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost
INT: who [was] from Nazareth how anointed

Strong's Greek 3478
12 Occurrences


Ναζαρὰ — 2 Occ.
Ναζαρέτ — 4 Occ.
Ναζαρὲθ — 6 Occ.

















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