Tiberias

[ tahy-beer-ee-uhs ]

noun

1. Lake Tiberias. Galilee ( def 2 ).
2. a resort in northwestern Israel, on the Sea of Galilee.

Tiberias

/ taɪˈbɪərɪˌæs /

noun

1. a resort in N Israel, on the Sea of Galilee: an important Jewish centre after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Pop: 40 100 (2003 est)
2. Lake Tiberias
   another name for the (Sea of) Galilee

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tiberias¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Tiberiad- (stem of assumed Tiberias ), from Greek Tiberiádos, genitive singular of assumed Tiberías, a town founded ca. a.d. 20 by Herod Antipas and named in honor of the Emperor Tiberius

Example Sentences

In Tiberias in northern Israel, several hundred people danced, waved flags and played loud music at the news.

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Another person was injured when a barrage of rockets hit the town of Tiberias, which is located to the east on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

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It came hours after Hezbollah rockets struck the northern Israeli port city of Haifa and the town of Tiberias, causing damage and nine injuries.

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Police said a road was damaged in the Lower Galilee region between Haifa and Tiberias.

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We found all on display in equal measure when we visited the small community of Givat Avni, a short distance west of Tiberias.

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