{"def":{"lit":"house of the ford","short":"ferry-house; Bethabara (i.e., Bethabarah), a place on the Jordan","long":["a place beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing"]},"deriv":"of Hebrew origin (H1004 and H5679)","pronun":{"ipa":"βe.θɑ.βɑˈrɑ","ipa_mod":"ve̞.θɑ.vɑˈrɑ","sbl":"bēthabara","dic":"vay-tha-va-RA","dic_mod":"vay-tha-va-RA"},"see":["H1004","H5679"],"comment":"This may correspond to Bethbarah (fords of Abarah), the ancient ford of the Jordan on the road to Gilead."}