gol-guh-thuh
Some stress the first syllable, others the second. By pressing on the sound button on the link below you can hear the word Golgotha pronounced.
The word "Golgotha" has a harsh and guttural sound, with the emphasis on the "g" and "th" sounds. It has an eerie and somber tone, which reflects its biblical significance as the place where Jesus Christ was crucified.
gol-guh-thuh Some stress the first syllable, others the second. By pressing on the sound button on the link below you can hear the word Golgotha pronounced.
Golgotha is not really a literary term. It is often related to suffering or to the redemption accomplished by Jesus in his death on Golgotha. Since the word Golgotha comes from the Hebrew word 'gulgoleth' and is 'gulgalta' in Aramaic, which mean 'skull', it is related also to death and the dead. To see a picture of Golgotha, the top part of a skull, refer to the link below.
In the King James versionthe word - Golgotha - appears three timesMat 27:33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,Mar 15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.John 19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
No, Golgotha is not a literary term. It is the Mount on which Jesus was crucified. The word Golgotha in hebrew means skull, and in Greek the Gospels used the word 'Kranion', or cranium, the upper part of the skull. The reason Golgotha got its name is because the mount looks like the upper part of a skull (see link).
Yes, Golgotha is a mountain (or big hill) just outside of the Lion's gate. The hundreds gathered there on the eve of the Passover had a perfect view as the temple curtain ripped. The word Golgotha in Hebrew means skull, and the word used for Golgotha in Greek, 'kranion' means 'cranium', i.e. the top part of the skull. The early writer of the four books against Marcion termed it 'the skull-pan of the head'. See the link for how Golgotha Looks today.
Golgotha, gardenia
Golgotha means 'Place of the skull'.
There are four references in the bible to Golgotha, one in each of the four gospels. Golgotha is derived from the hebrew word Skull. In Greek this mount was called 'Cranium', which is the upper part of a skull. This mount was so called, because it looks like a skullpan. (See Link)
Golgotha is not a metaphor, but the Aramaic word for 'Skull', and also very similar to the Hebrew word (transliteration 'gulgaleto'). This name was given to the mount because it looks like the top part of a skull. To see a picture, go to the related link below.
Golgotha is directly outside the Old City Wall of Jerusalem.
Jesus carried the cross to Golgotha, the site of Jesus' crucifixion.
Golgotha is not a country. It is a place just outside the eastern wall of Jerusalem.