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Bethesda.

A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

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Meaning & usage

name/bəˈθɛz.də/

  1. A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.

  2. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Independence County, Arkansas.

  3. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia.

  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia.

  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Douglas Township, Page County, Iowa.

  6. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland.

  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina.

  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A village in Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio.

  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Tennessee.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.

  13. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Genesee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

  14. A place in Canada: A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario.

  15. A place in Canada: A hamlet in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.

  16. A village in Saint Paul parish, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.

  17. A place in Wales: A town and community in Gwynedd, historically in Caernarvonshire (OS grid ref SH6266).

  18. A place in Wales: A small village in Llawhaden community, Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SN0917).

Where this word comes from

From Aramaic בֵּית חַסְדָּא (bēṯ ḥasdā, “House of Grace”).

noun/bəˈθɛz.də/

  1. Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.

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Where this word comes from

From Aramaic בֵּית חַסְדָּא (bēṯ ḥasdā, “House of Grace”).

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