ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ, βηθλεεμ
BĒTHLEEM, bēthleem
Sounds Like: BETH-leh-em
Translations: Bethlehem
From the root: ΒΗΘΛΕΕΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Bethlehem is a proper noun referring to a town in Judea, located south of Jerusalem. It is famously known as the birthplace of King David and, according to the New Testament, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It is used in sentences to specify the location of events or individuals.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0965 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 10:246
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 34:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 78:1, 78:2, 78:4, 78:5, 78:7, 78:8, 102:2, 103:3
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 35:19
- Judges — 17:7, 17:8, 19:1, 19:2, 19:18
- 1 Samuel — 16:1, 16:4, 20:6, 20:28
- 1 Chronicles — 11:17
- Jeremiah — 48:17
- Micah — 5:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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