בית לחם

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Hebrew

Roots
ב־י־ת (b-y-t)
ל־ח־ם (l-kh-m)

Etymology

From בֵּית (bet, “house of”) +‎ לֶחֶם (lékhem, “bread”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

בֵּית לֶחֶם • (bet lékhem) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form בֵּית לָחֶם)

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus)

Descendants

  • → Arabic: بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Aramaic: בֵּית לַחְמָא
  • → Ancient Greek: Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) (see there for further descendants)

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