Gethsemane
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Gethsemane
- /ɡɛθˈsɛməni/
Rhymes with -ɛməni
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek Γεθσημανί (Gethsēmaní), from Aramaic גת שמנא (Gaṯ Šəmānê, literally “oil press”).
proper noun
- A biblical location in ancient Jerusalem, a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested the night before his crucifixion.
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name garden in ancient Jerusalem
| Español | Getsemaní |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 客西馬尼 /客西马尼 Kèxīmǎní |
| हिन्दी | गतसमनी gatsamanī |
| Português | Getsémani, Getsêmani |
| Français | Gethsémané |
| Deutsch | Getsemani, Gethsemani, Gethsemane |
| Italiano | Getsemani |
| Ελληνικά | Γεσθημανή Gesthimaní, Γεθσημανή Gethsimaní, Ιεσθημανή Iesthimaní |
| Русский | Гефсима́ния Gefsimánija |
| العربية | جَثْسَيْمَانِي jaṯsaymānī |
| עברית | גַּת שְׁמָנִים Gat Shmaním |
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title = {Gethsemane},
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