Bible Names

Gethsemane: meaning of the name

Gethsemane means “a very fat or plentiful vale.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Gethsemane in Hebrew and Greek

Γεθσημανῆ G1068

Gethsēmanē — oil-press; Gethsemane, a garden near Jerusalem

of Chaldee origin (compare H01660 and H08081);

Places named Gethsemane

Gethsemane in Scripture

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

  • Matthew 26:36

    Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

  • Mark 14:32

    And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.