The Definition of the word Chinnereth

Chinnereth

Lyre, the singular form of the word (Deut. 3:17; Josh. 19:35), "which is also used in the plural form, Chinneroth, the name of a" "fenced city which stood near the shore of the lake of Galilee, a" little to the south of Tiberias. The town seems to have given "its name to a district, as appears from 1 Kings 15:20, where the" plural form of the word is used. "The Sea of Chinnereth (Num. 34:11; Josh. 13:27), or of "Chinneroth (Josh. 12: 3), was the "lake of Gennesaret" or "sea" "of Tiberias" (Deut. 3:17; Josh. 11:2). Chinnereth was probably" an ancient Canaanitish name adopted by the Israelites into their language.