Definition for Nazareth

Nazareth, proper n. [see Nazarene, proper n.; possibly < Hebrew netzer, consecrated prince, untrimmed shoot, flourishing branch; see Isaiah 11:1.] (webplay: Christianity).

City in Northern Israel; place where Jesus was raised; agricultural village between the Jezreel Valley and the mountainous regions of Galilee; (see Matthew 2:23 and ED letters).

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