בית לחם

Hebrew

Roots
ב־י־ת (b-y-t)
ל־ח־ם (l-kh-m)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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

1. Bethlehem (a city)

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém)
  • → Latin: Bēthlehēmum, Bēthleëm
    • Old French: Bethleem
      • → Middle English: Bethleem, Bedlem
        • English: Bethlehem
          • → Coeur d'Alene: beetlyem

References

• H1035 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible