How to Pronounce Calvary

What does Calvary mean?

Calvary means “the place of a skull”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Calvary?

Only in Luke 23:33, the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word Kranion, by which the Hebrew word Gulgoleth was interpreted, “the place of a skull.” It probably took this name from its shape, being a hillock or low, rounded, bare elevation somewhat in the form of a human skull. It is nowhere in Scripture called a “hill.” The crucifixion of our Lord took place outside the city walls (Heb. 13:11-13) and near the public thoroughfare. “This thing was not done in a corner.” (See GOLGOTHA.)

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Found in Scripture

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