How to Pronounce Gethsemane
Geth-SEH-mah-nee
Gethsemane is pronounced Geth-SEH-mah-nee (gɛθˈsɛməniː): four syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: geth-SEM-uh-nee.
What does Gethsemane mean?
Gethsemane means “a very fat or plentiful vale”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Gethsemane?
Oil-press, the name of an olive-yard at the foot of the Mount of Olives, to which Jesus was wont to retire (Luke 22:39) with his disciples, and which is specially memorable as being the scene of his agony (Mark 14:32; John 18:1; Luke 22:44). The plot of ground pointed out as Gethsemane is now surrounded by a wall, and is laid out as a modern European flower-garden. It contains eight venerable olive-trees, the age of which cannot, however, be determined. The exact site of Gethsemane is still in question. Dr.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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