What does the name "Bethsaida" mean? "Beth," obviously, means "house." But
what about the "Saida"? I'm not even sure what the Hebrew root word here
might be. One commentary I have says it means "House of Provisioning"
(Austin
Farrer) and another says "House of Fishermen" (John Donahue & Daniel
Harrington) -- and all the rest that I have say nothing about the meaning of
the name
at all.
I'd be glad to hear what you think. (I ask this on the B-Hebrew list, even
though "Bethsaida" appears only in the Greek, because it's obvious a Hebrew
name. Hope this isn't a problem.)
Thanks in advance!
John
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