Variant: or mod Lake Ti · be · ri · as
Pronunciation: t ī - ' bir- ē - ə s
or biblical Lake of Gen · nes · a · ret \ g ə - ' ne-s ə - ˌ ret, -r ə t \ or Sea of Tiberias or Sea of Chin · ne · reth \ ' ki-n ə - ˌ reth \ or Hebrew Yam Kin · ne · ret \ ' yäm- ' ki-n ə - ˌ ret \
Function: geographical name
lake 13 mi (21 km ) long & 7 mi (11 km ) wide N Israel on Syrian border traversed by Jordan River; ab 700 ft (212 m ) below sea level