English Explanatory Dictionary

Bethsaida

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Either of the two villages, Bethesda Julias and Bethesda of Galilee, mentioned in the New Testament.
name
  1. Bethesda.
  2. The Pool of Bethesda.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɛθˈseɪ.ɪ.də/ /bɛθˈseɪ.ɪ.də/ /ˌbɛθˈseɪ.ɪ.ɾə/ /bɛθˈseɪ.ɪ.ɾə/

Word forms

Bethsaida

Etymology

From Hebrew/Aramaic בית צידה (bet tsaida, “house of hunting”).

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