Etymology

Bethsaida

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Today it means: Either of the two villages, Bethesda Julias and Bethesda of Galilee, mentioned in the New Testament. Full definition →

Aramaic בית צידה
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Bethsaida · proper noun1

  1. Aramaic · derived fromבית צידה“house of hunting”
  2. English todayBethsaida

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

Bethsaida · proper noun2

  1. Aramaic · derived fromחַסְדָּא“House of Grace”
  2. English todayBethsaida

Alternate reading of Bethesda, from Aramaic חַסְדָּא (bēṯ ḥasdā, “House of Grace”).

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