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Capernaum in a sentence

Capernaum meaning

An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.

Using Capernaum

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.
  • In the example corpus, capernaum often appears in combinations such as: to capernaum.

Context around Capernaum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

germany 1× drama 1× outing 1×

Often after:

pleading 1× garden 1× lebanon 1× won 1×

Sentence patterns with Capernaum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

away germany capernaum lebanon and 1× elders in capernaum pleading for 1× labaki s capernaum won the 1× lebanese drama capernaum and hirokazu 1× lebanese outing capernaum the polish 1× returned to capernaum there s 1× up to capernaum garden 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

nadine labaki s 2× also present wereflorian 1× and yet then 1× joniston seated second 1× the trio here 1× when jesus returned 1×

Common sentence endings:

and girl belgium 1× feature film category 1× flick the quake 1× golden globe nominations 1× judea and jerusalem 1× the dying slave 1×

Words around Capernaum

Just before it in the word index:

capercaillie 5 caper 47 capensis 6 capen 2 capello 11 capellini 3

Just after it in the word index:

capers 70 caperton 5 capes 49 capesize 3 capesterre 3 capet 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Capernaum

  • In this selection, "capernaum" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, germany, drama, outing, pleading, garden and lebanon stand out and add context to how "capernaum" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include away germany capernaum lebanon and and elders in capernaum pleading for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "capernaum" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with capernaum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Also present wereFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck (“Never Look Away” – Germany), (“Capernaum” – Lebanon), and (“Girl” – Belgium). (15 words)

Joniston (seated second left) and Munirah (seated fourth left) giving the thumbs up to Capernaum Garden. (16 words)

And yet, then Luke tells us about these Jewish elders in Capernaum, pleading for His help with the dying slave. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Nadine Labaki’s Lebanese drama “Capernaum” and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters” were box office successes last year, grossing $64.4 million and $68 million worldwide, respectively, and won a flurry of awards, on top of Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. (41 words)

Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” won the Audience last year and went on to receive an Academy Award nomination in the recently re-named Best International Feature Film category. (28 words)

When Jesus returned to Capernaum, there’s another noticeable change—the Pharisees and scribes are now following Him, even from far-away Judea and Jerusalem. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

And yet, then Luke tells us about these Jewish elders in Capernaum, pleading for His help with the dying slave.

Joniston (seated second left) and Munirah (seated fourth left) giving the thumbs up to Capernaum Garden.

When Jesus returned to Capernaum, there’s another noticeable change—the Pharisees and scribes are now following Him, even from far-away Judea and Jerusalem.

Also present wereFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck (“Never Look Away” – Germany), (“Capernaum” – Lebanon), and (“Girl” – Belgium).

Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” won the Audience last year and went on to receive an Academy Award nomination in the recently re-named Best International Feature Film category.

Nadine Labaki’s Lebanese drama “Capernaum” and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters” were box office successes last year, grossing $64.4 million and $68 million worldwide, respectively, and won a flurry of awards, on top of Oscar and Golden Globe nominations.

The trio here today happens to be the Lebanese outing Capernaum, the Polish film Cold War, and the Norwegian flick The Quake.

Common combinations with capernaum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to capernaum 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "capernaum" in a sentence?
An example: "And yet, then Luke tells us about these Jewish elders in Capernaum, pleading for His help with the dying slave." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "capernaum" from authentic English texts.
What does "capernaum" mean?
Capernaum means: An ancient town in Galilee, Israel, a biblical and archaeological site.
How many example sentences with "capernaum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "capernaum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.