Bethany

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eldelm Name: Bethany

Gender: Feminine

Location: Asia

Language: Jewish

Thematic: Biblical

Meaning: Generally translated as "House of Poverty"

Comments: In Hebrew, "beth" means "house". However, it seems to be unclear what the suffix "any" means in this case. Bethany was the town near Bethlehem where Lazarus lived & where the famous story of Jesus getting his feet washed by a woman's hair took place.