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Kfarsghab ( known also as Kfar Sghab, Kafarsghab or Kfarseghab; (アラビア語:كفرصغاب), ) is a village located in the Zgharta District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. It is situated in the Valley of Qadisha, which is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity The main religion of its residents is Maronite Catholicism. Kfarsghab is composed of two geographically separated settlements: Kfarsghab, a high mountain village, and Morh Kfarsghab, a plain village, respectively inhabited in summers and in winters. It is a typical organization of pastoral and agricultural Mediterranean communities where seasonal fixed transhumance is still practised. The Lebanese hailing from Kfarsghab number 20,000 worldwide. 95% of them live outside Lebanon, mainly in Australia and the United States.〔An article on Kfarsghab population by the Lebanese newspaper Daily Star dated of 10 June 2004 by Adnan Al Ghoul, estimates population to 19,000. In Kfarsghab, around 1,000 inhabitants, in Australia 14,000 and in the United States 4,000. (Kfar Sghab: Village stays close to its expatriate sons and daughters - Residents are so close-knit they don't sell land to strangers ), last retrieved on August 4, 2008.〕 The population is Maronite Catholic. ==Etymology== The Semitic name of Kfarsghab is composed of two parts: ''kfar'' and ''sghab''. The first part, ''kfar'', comes from the Semitic root ''kpr'' which in the context corresponds to the common Semitic noun ''kapar'' that means village.〔''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'', Fourth Edition, 2000, we find the following entry: Semitic Roots, kpr - Definition: Common Semitic noun *kapar-, village. 1. Capernaum, from Hebrew kpar naûm, village of Nahum, from kpar, bound form of kpr, village (naûm, Nahum; see nm). 2. giaour, kaffir, Kaffir, from Arabic kfir, unbeliever, infidel ("villager"), from kafr, village, from Aramaic kapr, village.〕 For the second part, ''sghab'', it comes from the Semitic root ''sgb'' which means ''to make strong, safe''. A second possibility could be the name of a person ''Segub''.〔''Strong's Hebrew/Greek Dictionary'', entry 7682, ‘sagab/saw-gab’: ''a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially inaccessible; by implication, safe, strong; used literally and figuratively --defend, exalt, be excellent, (be, set on) high, lofty, be safe, set up (on high), be too strong'', and entry 7687, ‘sguwb/seg-oob’: ''aloft; Segub, the name of two Israelites:--Segub.''〕 Given the above references, the etymological meaning of Kfarsghab could be "the fortified village" or "the village of Segub", ''Segub'' being a person name in this latter case. For the local people, Kfarsghab is referred to as ''jurid'' ((アラビア語:جرد) (:ɡurd)). The word is of Arabic origin and means the ''arid barren land''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kfarsghab」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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