כנרא

כִּנָּרָא, כִּי׳I m. ch. name of a shrubby tree, Christs-thorn or lote (Greek adapt,. κόνναρος, v. Löw, Pfl., p. 283 sq.). Meg.6a Kinnereth is Ginnosar (Gennesareth) and why is it called Kinnereth משום דמתיקי פירהא ככ׳ Ar. (v. Rabb. D. S. note 3) because its fruits are as sweet as those of the Kinnara; (Var. quot. in Ar. כי קלא דכ׳ as sweet as the sound of the lute; Ms. O. כקוליא דכ׳). Y. ib. I, 70a bot. (hebr.) שהן מגדלות כִּינָּרִים because they produce Kinnars. Pes.111b טולא דכינורא Ms. M. (ed. דכנדא, Ms. M. 2 דכנארא; Ms. O. דכנרא, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) the shade of a K. B. Bath.48b תלא לפאפי אכי׳ Tabi suspended P. on a Kinnara (to force him to sell a field of his; for oth. opin., v. comment.).Pl. כִּינָּרֵי, כִּי׳. Ber.40b רימין כ׳ Ar. a. Ms. F. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 30; ed. כנדי) Rimin (Dem. I, 1) means K.