bethel

¹

[ beth-uhl ]

noun

1. a sacred area or sanctuary.
2. a church or hostel for sailors.

Bethel

²

[ beth-uhl; beth-el, beth-el ]

noun

1. a village near Jerusalem.
2. a town in southwestern Connecticut.

Bethel

/ ˈbɛθəl /

noun

1. an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
2. a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
3. a seamen's chapel

Word History and Origins

Origin of bethel¹

First recorded in 1610–20, bethel is from Hebrew bēth 'ēl “house of God”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bethel¹

C17: from Hebrew bēth 'Ēl house of God

Example Sentences

For Ellen Hodges, a doctor from Bethel, Alaska, the coronavirus vaccination effort is the most rewarding project in which she has been involved, she said.

From Washington Post

About a third of voters live in Bethel, with the rest spread across 29 surrounding villages.

From ProPublica

Upon Fansler’s resignation in early 2018, Alaska Democrats in the Bethel region selected Anderson-Agimuk to become the district party chairman and to begin looking over applications for a replacement.

From ProPublica

One of the people in the group was a woman in her late 20s who’d been on one prior date with the Bethel lawmaker.

From ProPublica

Like Fansler and Keppel, she had served on the Bethel City Council and in 2008 became Bethel’s youngest mayor at just 24.

From ProPublica

"I don't ask about the election; I heard all that at the railway station," returned Otway Bethel, impatiently.

From Project Gutenberg

And so you took a bribe to conceal one of the foulest crimes that man ever committed, Mr. Otway Bethel!

From Project Gutenberg

Otway Bethel came in for a side shaft or two from his lordship; Richard Hare for sympathy.

From Project Gutenberg

And the actress was a Christian, godly, if not according to the godliness of Little Bethel.

From Project Gutenberg

The speaker was Otway Bethel, who was on the opposite side of the street; the spoken to, the gentleman with the jewellery.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chapel
• mosque
• parish
• sanctuary
• shrine
• synagogue
• temple