Bethesda

American  

[buh-thez-duh] / bəˈθɛz də /

noun

1. a pool in Biblical Jerusalem, believed to have healing powers.

2. a city in central Maryland; residential suburb of Washington, D.C.

3. bethesda, a chapel.

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Bethesda British  

/ bəˈθɛzdə /

noun

1. New Testament a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralysed man was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)

2. a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects

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Example Sentences

For the current quarter, the Bethesda.

From The Wall Street Journal

“People underestimate all the pieces that come into play,” said Brett Bernstein, a certified financial planner in Bethesda, Md. “The goal is to make sure they have the income they want to live off of.”

From MarketWatch

Bolton, 76, was charged Thursday with mishandling classified information, two months after FBI agents searched his Washington office and home in Bethesda, Md. He pleaded not guilty Friday at a federal court in Maryland.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Grade I-listed building contains the Hogarth Stair, part of architect James Gibbs' 1730s redesign, which is surrounded by the large scale paintings The Pool of Bethesda and The Good Samaritan.

From BBC

The band, whose members hail from Cardiff, Bethesda and Bangor, have not performed together since December 2016.

From BBC