בית לחם
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Hebrew
[edit]Roots |
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ב־י־ת (b-y-t) |
ל־ח־ם (l-kh-m) |
Etymology
[edit]From בֵּית (bet, “house of”) + לֶחֶם (lékhem, “bread”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- → Arabic: بَيْت لَحْم (bayt laḥm) (see there for further descendants)
- → Aramaic: בֵּית לַחְמָא
- → Ancient Greek: Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- בית לחם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he