בית לחמא

Aramaic

Village name during the Canaanite Period:

Etymology 1

From בית (bēṯ, “house of”) +‎ לחמא (laḥamā, “the Canaanite goddess of fertility”)

Proper noun

בית לחמא • (bēṯ laḥamā) m

1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank)

Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah, and afterwards through the time of Christ (930 BC and after):

Etymology 2

From בֵּית (bēṯ, “house of”) +‎ לַחְמָא (laḥmā, “bread”).

Proper noun

בֵּית לַחְמָא • (bēṯ laḥmā) m

1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank)

An artist's conception of Maryam (Mary) and Yoseph (Joseph) taking the census in Beit Lachma (Bethlehem), a village in the region of Yehud (Judaea).