- Original: Βηθαβαρά - Transliteration: Bethabara - Phonetic: bay-thab-ar-ah' - Definition: Bethabara = house of the ford 1. a place beyond Jordan, where John was baptising. This may correspond to Bethbarah (fords of Abarah), the ancient ford of the Jordan on the road to Gilead - Origin: of hebrew origin H1004 and G5679 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of hebrew origin ([ H1004 ] and [ H5679 ]); ferry house; Bethabara (that is Bethabarah) a place on the Jordan: - Bethabara. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Bethabara, 1 Joh 1:28