1035. Beth Lechem
Strong's Lexicon
Beth Lechem: Bethlehem

Original Word: בֵּית לֶחֶם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Beth Lechem
Pronunciation: bayth LEH-khem
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth leh'-khem)
Definition: Bethlehem
Meaning: Beth-Lechem

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith) meaning "house" and לֶחֶם (lechem) meaning "bread."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G965 Βηθλεέμ (Bethleem): The Greek transliteration of Bethlehem, used in the New Testament.

Usage: Bethlehem, meaning "House of Bread," is a significant town in the biblical narrative. It is primarily known as the birthplace of King David and later, Jesus Christ. The name reflects its historical role as a fertile area for agriculture and sustenance.

Cultural and Historical Background: Bethlehem is located in the Judean hills, approximately six miles south of Jerusalem. In ancient times, it was a small but strategically important town due to its proximity to major trade routes. It is first mentioned in the Bible in connection with Rachel's death and burial (Genesis 35:19). During the time of the Judges, Bethlehem was the setting for the account of Ruth and Boaz, which highlights its agricultural significance. In the New Testament, Bethlehem's importance is elevated as the prophesied birthplace of the Messiah (Micah 5:2), fulfilled in the birth of Jesus (Matthew 2:1).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bayith and lechem
Definition
"place of bread," a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun
NASB Translation
Bethlehem (41).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם41 proper name, of a location 1. in Judah (place of bread. (food), modern Arabic , place of meat), 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David; — בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם Ruth 1:19 11t.; לָֿחֶם׳בּ 1 Samuel 20:6 9t.; בֵּית לָ֑חֶם Judges 12:8 11t. + Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7, where הוא בית לחם is a gloss, see אֶפְרָ֫תָה; לָֿ֑חֶם ׳בּ 1 Samuel 17:15 3t.; — as construct לֶ֫חֶם ׳בּ יְהוּדָה Judges 17:7,8,9; Judges 19:1,2,18 (twice in verse); Ruth 1:1,2; 1 Samuel 17:12; treated as proper name, masculine 1 Chronicles 2:51,54; 1 Chronicles 4:4; men of Bethlehem ׳אַנְשֵׁי בּ Nehemiah 7:26 = ׳בְּנֵי בּ Ezra 2:21; — on אֶפְרָ֫תָה as name of Bethlehem, & confusion arising from gloss Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7; — modern Beit Laµm, 5 miles south of Jerusalem RobBR i. 471 BdPal 123 Surveyiii. 28, 83 GuérinJudée i. 120-206.

2 בֵּית לָ֑חֶם in Zebulun Joshua 19:15; perhaps also Judges 12:8,10; = Beit Laµm, 7 miles northwest of Nazareth RobBR iii. 113 Surveyi. 301.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Beth-lehem

From bayith and lechem; house of bread; Beth- Lechem, a place in Palestine -- Beth-lehem.

see HEBREW bayith

see HEBREW lechem

Forms and Transliterations
לֶ֔חֶם לֶ֖חֶם לֶ֙חֶם֙ לֶ֛חֶם לֶ֣חֶם לָ֑חֶם לָ֔חֶם לָֽחֶם׃ לחם לחם׃ lā·ḥem Lachem lāḥem le·ḥem lechem leḥem
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 35:19
HEB: הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
KJV: to Ephrath, which [is] Bethlehem.
INT: to Ephrath he which Bethlehem

Genesis 48:7
HEB: הִ֖וא בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
KJV: of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem.
INT: to Ephrath he the same Bethlehem

Joshua 19:15
HEB: וְיִדְאֲלָ֖ה וּבֵ֣ית לָ֑חֶם עָרִ֥ים שְׁתֵּים־
NAS: and Idalah and Bethlehem; twelve
KJV: and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve
INT: and Shimron and Idalah and Bethlehem cities both

Judges 12:8
HEB: אִבְצָ֖ן מִבֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: Now Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel
KJV: him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged
INT: Israel now Ibzan of Bethlehem

Judges 12:10
HEB: וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּבֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ פ
NAS: died and was buried in Bethlehem.
KJV: Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.
INT: Ibzan was buried Bethlehem

Judges 17:7
HEB: נַ֗עַר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת
NAS: Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah,
INT: now there was A young Bethlehem Judah of the family

Judges 17:8
HEB: מֵהָעִ֗יר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָג֖וּר
NAS: from the city, from Bethlehem in Judah,
INT: the man the city Bethlehem Judah to stay

Judges 17:9
HEB: אָנֹ֗כִי מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאָנֹכִ֣י
NAS: to him, I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,
INT: Levite I Bethlehem Judah and I

Judges 19:1
HEB: פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָֽה׃
NAS: a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.
INT: ess A concubine Bethlehem Judah

Judges 19:2
HEB: אֶל־ בֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וַתְּהִי־
NAS: house in Bethlehem in Judah,
INT: to her father's about Bethlehem Judah become

Judges 19:18
HEB: אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מִבֵּֽית־ לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָה֮ עַד־
NAS: to him, We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah
INT: are passing ourselves Bethlehem Judah against

Judges 19:18
HEB: עַד־ בֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאֶת־
NAS: and I went to Bethlehem in Judah.
INT: went against to Bethlehem Judah to my house

Ruth 1:1
HEB: אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֧ית לֶ֣חֶם יְהוּדָ֗ה לָגוּר֙
NAS: And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah
INT: went man of Bethlehem Judah to sojourn

Ruth 1:2
HEB: אֶפְרָתִ֔ים מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
NAS: Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah.
INT: and Chilion Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah entered

Ruth 1:19
HEB: בֹּאָ֖נָה בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙
NAS: they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come
KJV: until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come
INT: until came to Bethlehem become had come

Ruth 1:19
HEB: כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַתֵּהֹ֤ם כָּל־
NAS: And when they had come to Bethlehem, all
KJV: And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city
INT: become had come to Bethlehem was stirred all

Ruth 1:22
HEB: בָּ֚אוּ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר
NAS: And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning
KJV: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning
INT: and they came to Bethlehem the beginning harvest

Ruth 2:4
HEB: בָּ֚א מִבֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים
NAS: came from Bethlehem and said
KJV: came from Bethlehem, and said
INT: Boaz came Bethlehem and said to the reapers

Ruth 4:11
HEB: שֵׁ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: and become famous in Bethlehem.
KJV: and be famous in Bethlehem:
INT: and become base Bethlehem

1 Samuel 16:4
HEB: וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ זִקְנֵ֤י
NAS: and came to Bethlehem. And the elders
KJV: and came to Bethlehem. And the elders
INT: the LORD and came to Bethlehem came and the elders

1 Samuel 17:12
HEB: הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ
NAS: of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah,
INT: of the Ephrathite he of Bethlehem Judah name

1 Samuel 17:15
HEB: אָבִ֖יו בֵּֽית־ לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: his father's flock at Bethlehem.
KJV: his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
INT: flock his father's Bethlehem

1 Samuel 20:6
HEB: לָרוּץ֙ בֵּֽית־ לֶ֣חֶם עִיר֔וֹ כִּ֣י
NAS: [leave] of me to run to Bethlehem his city,
KJV: [leave] of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city:
INT: David to run to Bethlehem his city because

1 Samuel 20:28
HEB: עַד־ בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
NAS: asked leave of me [to go] to Bethlehem,
KJV: [leave] of me [to go] to Bethlehem:
INT: me against Bethlehem

2 Samuel 2:32
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ כָל־
NAS: which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab
KJV: of his father, which [was in] Bethlehem. And Joab
INT: his father's which Bethlehem went all

41 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1035
41 Occurrences


lā·ḥem — 19 Occ.
le·ḥem — 22 Occ.
















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