Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a village in W Jordan, near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives; occupied by Israel since 1967: home of Lazarus and his sisters, Martha and Mary. John 11:1.
- a city in central Oklahoma.
- a female given name.
noun
- a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week
Biblical village, its name in Hebrew or Aramaic is literally “house of poverty,” from bet “house of” (construct state of bayit “house”) + ‘anya “poverty.”