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GETHSEMANE

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Biblical

Pronounced: geth-SEM-ə-nee (English)  [key]

From Γεθσημανι (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil vat". In the New Testament this was the name of the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem.


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