Nazareth

American  

[naz-er-uhth] / ˈnæz ər əθ /

noun

1. a town in N Israel: the childhood home of Jesus.

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Nazareth British  

/ ˈnæzərɪθ /

noun

1. a town in N Israel, in Lower Galilee: the home of Jesus in his youth. Pop: 62 700 (2003 est)

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Nazareth Cultural  

1. The hometown of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

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Jesus is often called Jesus of Nazareth or the Nazarene; the inscription above his head on the cross read “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews (see also Jews).”

Example Sentences

“Bowl EP” by Nazareth Hassan and “Meet the Cartozians” by Talene Monahon were finalists for the Pultizer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

They were committed at Nazareth House homes in Lasswade, Midlothian and Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, and at an unknown address in Dunbar, East Lothian.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

"When they cast their eyes over Cranach's map, pausing at Mount Carmel, Nazareth, the River Jordan and Jericho, people were taken on a virtual pilgrimage," MacDonald says.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Chief among them: Did Jesus of Nazareth conquer death, or didn’t he?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Rahel was first blacklisted in Nazareth Convent at the age of eleven, when she was caught outside her Housemistress’s garden gate decorating a knob of fresh cow dung with small flowers.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy