בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם
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Bethlehem
From: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H3899 (לֶחֶם); house of bread;
Short Definition
Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)" a city in Judah, birthplace of David
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
38 timesAppears 38 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
8
1 Chronicles
7
Ruth
6
1 Samuel
5
2 Samuel
5
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:16
- 1 Samuel 16:4
- 2 Samuel 23:14
- Judges 12:8
- Judges 19:18
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