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bethesda
/bəˈθɛzdə/
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What does bethesda mean?
noun
- Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.
proper noun
- A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.
- A census-designated place in Independence County, Arkansas.
More meanings (16)
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas Township, Page County, Iowa.
- A census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina.
- A village in Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Genesee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- A community in the town of Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario.
- A hamlet in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
- A village in Saint Paul parish, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda.
- A town and community in Gwynedd, historically in Caernarvonshire (OS grid ref SH6266).
- A small village in Llawhaden community, Pembrokeshire (OS grid ref SN0917).
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IPA pronunciation
/bəˈθɛzdə/
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The newcomer stepped forward like the quicker cripple at Bethesda, and entered in her stead.