Bethabara

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Place beyond Jordan where John was baptizing (John 1:2828These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. (John 1:28)). Identified with the ford Abarah, 32° 32’ N, 35° 33’ E. Most Editors of the Greek Testament read BETHANY.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:
962 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Greek:
Βηθαβαρά
Transliteration:
Bethabara
Phonic:
bay-thab-ar-ah’
Meaning:
of Hebrew origin (1004 and 5679); ferry-house; Bethabara (i.e. Bethabarah), a place on the Jordan
KJV Usage:
Bethabara

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

ferry-house

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Place of solitude, or, of passage:―a place beyond or at Jordan, John 1:28. {Locus solitudinis; vel transitus}