Golgotha
pronunciation
How to pronounce Golgotha in British English:
UK [ˈɡɔlɡəθə]
How to pronounce Golgotha in American English:
US [ˈɡɑlɡəθə, ɡɑlˈɡɑθə]
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- Noun:
- a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified
Word Origin
- Golgotha
- hill near Jerusalem where Christ was crucified, via Latin and Greek, from Aramaic gulgulta, literally "(place of the) skull," cognate with Hebrew gulgoleth "skull." The hill so called for its shape (see Calvary).
Example
- 1. In golgotha offers his life to the father .
- 2. And bearing his own cross , he went forth to that place which is called calvary , but in hebrew golgotha .
- 3. Carrying his own cross , he went out to the place of the skull ( which in aramaic is called golgotha ) .
- 4. And tomorrow when a stranger passes by this golgotha he will not know that two bled here .
- 5. From the cradle in the manger to the cross on golgotha , he lived to die for our sins .