בית לחם
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Aramaic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”)
Proper noun
בית לחם • (bayt lāḥām, bayt lawkhawm)
Evidence for the Aramaic spelling בית לחם 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.
Descendants
References
- ^ Syriac Bible - Matthew 2 https://www.syriacbible.nl/matthew/2.htm
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)
- 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: בית לחם (see there for further descendants)
- → Ancient Greek: Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) (see there for further descendants)
References
Further reading
בית לחם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
