Strong's Lexicon Beth Lechem: Bethlehem Original Word: בֵּית לֶחֶם Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: בַּיִת (bayith, meaning "house") and לֶחֶם (lechem, meaning "bread"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry for Beth-Lechem is Βηθλεέμ (G965), which is used in the New Testament to refer to the same town of Bethlehem, particularly in the context of the nativity of Jesus Christ. Usage: Beth-Lechem is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, referring to a specific geographical location. It is most notably recognized as the birthplace of King David and Jesus Christ. Context: Beth-Lechem, commonly known as Bethlehem, is a significant town in the biblical narrative. Located in the territory of Judah, it is first mentioned in Genesis 35:19 as the burial place of Rachel. The town gained prominence as the hometown of David, Israel's second king, as recorded in 1 Samuel 16:1. Bethlehem is also the prophesied birthplace of the Messiah, as foretold in Micah 5:2, and fulfilled in the New Testament with the birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew 2:1, Luke 2:4-7). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom 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 leḥemLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 Joshua 19:15 Judges 12:8 Judges 12:10 Judges 17:7 Judges 17:8 Judges 17:9 Judges 19:1 Judges 19:2 Judges 19:18 Judges 19:18 Ruth 1:1 Ruth 1:2 Ruth 1:19 Ruth 1:19 Ruth 1:22 Ruth 2:4 Ruth 4:11 1 Samuel 16:4 1 Samuel 17:12 1 Samuel 17:15 1 Samuel 20:6 1 Samuel 20:28 2 Samuel 2:32 41 Occurrences |
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