Dictionary Summary: Only in [Luke 23:33](/luke#Luke.23.33), the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word Kranion, by which the Hebrew word Gulgoleth was interpreted, “the place of a skull.” It probably took this name from its shape, being a hillock or low, rounded, bare elevation somewhat in the form of a human skull. It is nowhere in Scripture called a “hill.” The crucifixion of our Lord took place outside the city walls ([Heb. 13:11-13](/heb#Heb.13.11)) and near the public thoroughfare. “This thing was not done in a corner.” (See GOLGOTHA.) ²