bethel
pronunciation
How to pronounce bethel in British English:
UK ['beθl]
How to pronounce bethel in American English:
US ['beθl]
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- Noun:
- a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
Word Origin
- bethel (n.)
- 1610s, "a place where God is worshipped," from Hebrew beth El "house of God," from beth, construct state of bayit "house." Popular as a name for religious meeting houses among some Protestant denominations. Beth also was the name of the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet, so called for its shape, and was borrowed into Greek as beta.
Example
- 1. George graduated from bethel seminary san diego in 2005 .
- 2. And the house of joseph spied out bethel .
- 3. The whole party then moved northward , and returned to their previous station near bethel .
- 4. And he set one in bethel , and he put the other one in dan .
- 5. One he set up in bethel , and the other in dan .