G966

Βηθσαϊδά

Bēthsaïda

Proper locative noun · Of Aramaic origin cf בית (H1004) and ציד (H6719)

Of Chaldee origin (compare H1004 and H6719); fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine:—Bethsaida.

Outline

  1. 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
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