Bethesda
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bethesda in British English:
UK [bəˈθezdə]
How to pronounce Bethesda in American English:
US [bəˈθɛzdə]
Word Origin
- Bethesda
- 1857, name of a pool in Jerusalem (John v:2), from Greek Bethesda, from Aramaic beth hesda "house of mercy," or perhaps "place of flowing water." Popular as a name for religious meeting houses among some Protestant denominations.
Example
- 1. It also helped the doctors at the hospital in bethesda .
- 2. Now there is in jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool , which is called in hebrew bethesda , having five porches .
- 3. Team 's playing bethesda medical next week .
- 4. " The human brain is sensitive to the electromagnetic radiation that is emitted from cell phones , " says study coauthor nora volkow of the national institute on drug abuse in bethesda , md.
- 5. She had been scheduled to leave for africa , but delayed her trip to get me through the necessary surgery at bethesda naval hospital .