ביתלחם

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Aramaic

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Etymology

From Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bet lékhem, bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”)

Proper noun

ביתלחם • (beit lekhem)

  1. Possible alternate form of בית לחם.

Descendants

  • → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܒܝܬܠܚܡ (bitlḥm)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ

Additional Information

Evidence for the Aramaic spelling ביתלחם can be inferred based on the fact that the spelling ܒܝܬܠܚܡ can be found in the Syriac Aramaic version of the bible in Matthew 2[1] as well as other parts of the book. The letters ܒܝܬܠܚܡ transliterate to ביתלחם.

References

  1. ^ Syriac Bible - Matthew 2 https://www.syriacbible.nl/matthew/2.htm
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