בֵּית לֶחֶם

Strong’s Definition

Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H3899 (לֶחֶם); house of bread;

KJV Usage

Bethlehem.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a city in judah, birthplace of david
• 2.a place in zebulun

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Bêyth Lechem; Pronunciation: bayth leh'-khem