English

Proper noun

Nazareth

1. An ancient town in the Middle East, today in the state of Israel.

Derived terms

• Nazarene

Translations

See also

The Hebrew term for Christianity נצרות (natsrut) is derived from the name Nazareth, due to its significance as the place of Jesus’ childhood.

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ ‎(Nāzaréth, “Nazareth”), probably from the Hebrew נָצְרַת‎ ‎(Natz'rat).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.za.retʰ/, [ˈnaː.za.rɛtʰ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.za.ret/, [ˈnaː.d͡za.ret]

Proper noun

Nāzareth f ‎(indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of Nāzara

References

• Nāzăreth in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Nazareth”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.