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Definition of bethany in English English dictionary
- The village where Lazarus, Mary and Martha lived (Bible, John 11 v. 1)
- The village where Jesus stayed before going to Jerusalem and being crucified
- A female given name, transferred use of the biblical place name
- Mary of Bethany, sometimes identified as Mary Magdalene
- a village near Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives where several of the important events of the New Testament took place
- transferred use of the biblical place name
bethany
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Beth·a·nyTurkish pronunciation
bethıniPronunciation
/ˈbeᴛʜənē/ /ˈbɛθəniː/
Etymology
() From the Ancient Greek Βηθανία from the Hebrew בית עניה (“house of figs”).Resimler
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