Beldeem
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ leḥem).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beldeem f
- Bethlehem
- 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.
- c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 76v. col. 1.
Descendants
- Spanish: Belén