Strongs Number: G966
- Greek Word
- Βηθσαϊδά
- Transliteration
- Bēthsaida
- Phonetic
- bayth-sahee-dah'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Location
- Strongs Definition
-
fishing house; Bethsaida a place in Palestine
- Thayers Definition
-
Bethsaida = "house of fish"
1. a small fishing village on the west shore of Lake Gennesaret, home of Andrew, Peter, Philip and John
2. a village in lower Gaulanitis on the eastern shore of Lake Gennesaret, not far from where the Jordan empties into it
- Origin
- Of Chaldee origin (compare [H1004] and [H6719])
- Bible Usage
- Bethsaida.