bethesda

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Definition of bethesda in English English dictionary

Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties

Time was when this Bethesda too was curative, a sweet oasis in a parched and driven city. The day we went we found the fountain had been shut off.

Hyphenation

Be·thes·da

Turkish pronunciation

bıthezdı

Pronunciation

/bəˈᴛʜezdə/ /bəˈθɛzdə/

Etymology

() Hebrew, after the Pool of Bethesda (בית-חסדא, literally "House of Grace") in Jerusalem, mentioned in the New Testament.