Gabbatha

The Aramaic name of the place of judgment in Jerusalem, where the Lord was condemned. The meaning of Gabbatha is “elevated place” and its Greek name was λιθόστρωτος, “the pavement.” It was doubtless a raised platform, with a tesselated pavement, which the Romans so often made. It would thus answer both descriptions (John 19:13¹³When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. (John 19:13)).

Number:

Greek:

γαββαθά

Transliteration:

gabbatha

Phonic:

gab-bath-ah’

Meaning:

of Chaldee origin (compare 1355); the knoll; gabbatha, a vernacular term for the Roman tribunal in Jerusalem

KJV Usage:

Gabbatha

Elevated spot; the knoll:―the pavement on which Jesus was sentenced, John 19:13. {Locus elatus}