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. Ruth 1:1 מִבֵּ֧ית mi.Beit · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

  2. Ruth 1:1 לֶ֣חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

  3. Ruth 1:2 מִבֵּ֥ית mi.Beit · A person, place or thing

    And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

  4. Ruth 1:2 לֶ֖חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

  5. Ruth 1:19 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing

    So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?

  6. Ruth 1:19 לָ֑חֶם La.chem · A person, place or thing

    So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?

  7. Ruth 1:19 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing

    So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?

  8. Ruth 1:19 לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?

  9. Ruth 1:22 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing

    So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

  10. Ruth 1:22 לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

  11. Ruth 2:4 מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit · A person, place or thing

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.

  12. Ruth 2:4 לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.

  13. Ruth 4:11 בְּבֵ֥ית be.Veit · A person, place or thing

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

  14. Ruth 4:11 לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem · A person, place or thing

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

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