 Deutsch's thesis, however, seems to also be attested to by Jerome.In his version of Eusebius' "Onomasticon", the meaning of Bethany is defined as "domus adflictionis" or "house of affliction".Brian J. Capper writes that this is a Latin derivation from the Hebrew "beth 'ani" or more likely the Aramaic "beth 'anya", both of which mean "house of the poor" or "house of affliction/poverty", also semantically speaking "poor-house".