ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ', βηθλεεμ'
BĒTHLEEM', bēthleem'
Sounds Like: BETH-leh-em
Translations: Bethlehem
From the root: ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Bethlehem is a town in Judea, famous as the birthplace of King David and, more significantly, Jesus Christ. The trailing apostrophe (keraia) indicates that the word is being used as a numeral, representing the number 2, but this is highly unlikely for a proper noun like Bethlehem. It is more probable that the apostrophe is a coronis, indicating an elision, but given that 'ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ' is a complete proper noun, it's most likely a scribal mark or a less common use of the keraia, or even a typographical error in the source text. In typical usage, it refers to the town itself.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0965 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 11:227
From the same root
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