Strongs Number: G962
- Greek Word
- Βηθαβαρά
- Transliteration
- Bēthabara
- Phonetic
- bay-thab-ar-ah'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Location
- Strongs Definition
-
ferry house; Bethabara (that is Bethabarah) a place on the Jordan
- Thayers Definition
-
Bethabara = "house of the ford"
1. a place beyond Jordan, where John was baptising. This may correspond to Bethbarah (fords of Abarah), the ancient ford of the Jordan on the road to Gilead
- Origin
- Of Hebrew origin ([H1004] and [H5679])
- Bible Usage
- Bethabara.