Beldeem

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ leḥem).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Beldeem f

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the modern West Bank, Palestine)
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 76v. col. 1:
      De ih́rĺm faſta bethleé ados leguaſ de beldeem. fue lafermoſa noemj.
      From Jerusalem to Bethlehem, two leagues away from Bethlehem, went the beautiful Naomi.

Descendants

  • Spanish: Belén