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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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:

  8. 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:

  9. 2 Samuel 2:32 בֵּ֣ית beit · A person, place or thing

    And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron.

  10. 2 Samuel 2:32 לָ֑חֶם La.chem · A person, place or thing

    And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and the day brake upon them at Hebron.

  11. 2 Samuel 23:14 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing

    And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  12. 2 Samuel 23:14 לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem · A person, place or thing

    And David was then in the stronghold; and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem.

  13. 2 Samuel 23:15 בֵּֽית־ beit- · A person, place or thing

    And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

  14. 2 Samuel 23:15 לֶ֖חֶם Le.chem · A person, place or thing

    And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

  15. 2 Samuel 23:16 בֵּֽית־ beit- · A person, place or thing

    And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah.

  16. 2 Samuel 23:16 לֶ֙חֶם֙ le.chem · A person, place or thing

    And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah.

  17. 2 Samuel 23:24 בֵּ֥ית beit · A person, place or thing

    Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

  18. 2 Samuel 23:24 לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem · A person, place or thing

    Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Beth-lehem,

  19. 1 Chronicles 2:51 בֵֽית־ veit- · A person, place or thing

    Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

  20. 1 Chronicles 2:51 לָ֔חֶם La.chem · A person, place or thing

    Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

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