The sign at the front gate as you enter Capharnaum. In the Greek manuscripts of the Gospels two spellings occur, i.e. Capharnaum (Kafarnaouvm) and Capernaum (Kapernaouvm). The first transcription "Capharnaum", closely following the Hebrew pronunciation and adopted also by Josephus Flavius, is the right one, while the spelling "Capernaum" is rather an idiom of the district of Antioch.