Βηθσαϊδάν

bethsaidan

Bethsaida

of Chaldee origin (compare בַּיִת and צַיָּד); fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine:--Bethsaida.

G966

Mark 6:45 · Word #17

Lexicon G966

LemmaΒηθσαϊδά
TransliterationBēthsaïdá
Strong'sG966
In-contextBethsaida
LiteralBethsaida

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaΒηθσαϊδάν
Strong'sG966

SIBI-P1 G966-02

House-of-Fishing (feminine singular, vocative/accusative)

RootΒηθσαϊδά (Bēthsaïda)
Core Meaningshouse of fishing, fishing-house, fishing village
Semantic RangeA Galilean town near the Sea of Galilee; literally a fishing settlement or fishing-house; used as a geographical proper name.
Conceptual SignificanceBethsaida is associated with several disciples and with notable miracles of Yeshua. Its meaning, "House-of-Fishing," fittingly aligns with its identity as a fishing village and with the calling of fishermen to become "fishers of men."
Morphological NotesProper noun; feminine singular; indeclinable. Appears in vocative feminine singular (VFSI) and accusative feminine singular (AFSI) forms; case determined by syntactic role, though the form itself does not change.
Rendering RationaleThe name derives from Hebrew/Aramaic elements meaning "house" (beth) and "fishing/hunter" (tsaida), so "House-of-Fishing" preserves the underlying Semitic meaning. The morphology shows feminine singular indeclinable forms in both vocative and accusative cases, so the rendering reflects its function either as direct address ("O House-of-Fishing") or as a direct object/location name without altering its form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root Βηθσαϊδά (house of fishing, fishing-house, fishing village)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G966-01 bethsaida Beth‑Saida (Fishing‑House)

Word Usage (7 occurrences of G966)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 11:21 Βηθσαϊδάν bethsaidan
Mark 6:45 Βηθσαϊδάν bethsaidan Bethsaida
Mark 8:22 Βηθσαϊδάν bethsaidan Bethsaida