Bible Names

Chorazin: meaning of the name

Chorazin means “the secret; here is a mystery.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Chorazin in Hebrew and Greek

Χοραζίν G5523

Chorazín — Chorazin, a place in Palestine

of uncertain derivation;

Places named Chorazin

Chorazin in Scripture

“Chorazin” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.

  • Matthew 11:21

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

  • Luke 10:13

    Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.