בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם

bet le.chem · Bethlehem

Hebrew · Strong's H1035 · Noun · Sounds like: bayth leh'-khem · 82 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • Bethlehem H1035G 80
  • Bethlehem H1035H 2

Strong's dictionary

from בַּיִת and לֶחֶם; house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine; Bethlehem.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם 41 n.pr.loc.
1. in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
2. in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Samuel 16:4 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing

    And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

  2. 1 Samuel 16:4 לָ֑חֶם La.chem · A person, place or thing

    And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

  3. 1 Samuel 17:12 מִבֵּ֥ית mi.Beit · A person, place or thing

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

  4. 1 Samuel 17:12 לֶ֙חֶם֙ le.chem · A person, place or thing

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

  5. 1 Samuel 17:15 בֵּֽית־ beit- · A person, place or thing

    Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

  6. 1 Samuel 17:15 לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem · A person, place or thing

    Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.

  7. 1 Samuel 20:6 בֵּֽית־ beit- · A person, place or thing

    If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

  8. 1 Samuel 20:6 לֶ֣חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    If thy father miss me at all, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

  9. 1 Samuel 20:28 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing

    And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

  10. 1 Samuel 20:28 לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem · A person, place or thing

    And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem:

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