965. Béthleem

Lexicon

Béthleem: Bethlehem

Original Word: Βηθλεέμ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Béthleem
Pronunciation: bayth-leh-EM
Phonetic Spelling: (bayth-leh-em')
Definition: Bethlehem
Meaning: Bethlehem, a town of Judea.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Bethlehem.

Of Hebrew origin (Beyth l-'Aphrah); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine -- Bethlehem.

see HEBREW Beyth l-'Aphrah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Beth
Definition
"house of bread," Bethlehem, a city near Jer.
NASB Translation
Bethlehem (8).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 965: Βηθλημ

Βηθλημ, ἡ (indecl) (in Josephus not only so (Antiquities 8, 10, 1), but also Βηθλημη, Βηθλημης, Antiquities 6, 8, 1; 11, 7; (7, 1, 3); ἀπό Βηθλεμων, 5, 2, 8; ἐκ Βηθλημων, 5, 9, 1; (cf. 7, 13; 9, 2)), Bethlehem (לֶחֶם בֵּית house of bread), a little town, named from the fertility of its sort, six Roman miles south of Jerusalem; now Beit Lachm, with about 3,000 ("5,000," Baedeker) inhabitants: Matthew 2:1, 5f, 8, 16; Luke 2:4, 15; John 7:42. Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Robinson i., p. 470ff; Raumer, p. 313ff; Tobler, Bethlehem in Palastina as above with 1849; (Socin (i. e. Baedeker), Handbook. etc., under the word; Porter (i. e. Murray) ibid.; BB. DD.).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (Beit Lechem)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • H1035: בֵּית לֶחֶם (Beit Lechem) • Bethlehem, "house of bread"

Usage: Bethlehem is a proper noun used in the New Testament to refer to a town in Judea, known as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Context: Bethlehem is a significant town in biblical history, located approximately six miles south of Jerusalem. It is first mentioned in the Old Testament as the setting for the story of Ruth and Boaz, and it is the hometown of King David, making it a city of great importance in Jewish history. In the New Testament, Bethlehem gains prominence as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, fulfilling the prophecy found in Micah 5:2, which states, "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."

The Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:1, BSB) records, "After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem." Similarly, the Gospel of Luke (Luke 2:4-7, BSB) describes how Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem for a census, where Mary gave birth to Jesus: "And Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the City of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to him in marriage and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born. And she gave birth to her firstborn Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn."

Bethlehem's role as the birthplace of Jesus is central to Christian theology, symbolizing the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy and the humble beginnings of the Messiah. The town is also associated with the "Massacre of the Innocents," as Herod the Great ordered the killing of all male infants in Bethlehem in an attempt to eliminate the newborn "King of the Jews" (Matthew 2:16, BSB).

Forms and Transliterations

Βηθλεεμ Βηθλεέμ Βηθλεὲμ Βηθλέεμ Bethleem Bethleém Bethleèm Bēthleem Bēthleém Bēthleèm

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 2:1 N
GRK: γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας
NAS: was born in Bethlehem of Judea
KJV: was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in
INT: having been born in Bethlehem of Judea

Matthew 2:5 N
GRK: αὐτῷ Ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας
NAS: They said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea;
KJV: unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for
INT: to him In Bethlehem of Judea

Matthew 2:6 N
GRK: Καὶ σύ Βηθλεὲμ γῆ Ἰούδα
NAS: AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH,
KJV: thou Bethlehem, [in] the land
INT: And you Bethlehem land of Judah

Matthew 2:8 N
GRK: αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλεὲμ εἶπεν Πορευθέντες
NAS: And he sent them to Bethlehem and said,
KJV: them to Bethlehem, and said, Go
INT: them to Bethlehem he said Having gone

Matthew 2:16 N
GRK: τοὺς ἐν Βηθλεὲμ καὶ ἐν
NAS: the male children who were in Bethlehem and all
KJV: that were in Bethlehem, and
INT: that [were] in Bethlehem and in

Luke 2:4 N
GRK: ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλεέμ διὰ τὸ
NAS: is called Bethlehem, because
KJV: which is called Bethlehem; (because he
INT: which is called Bethlehem because

Luke 2:15 N
GRK: δὴ ἕως Βηθλεὲμ καὶ ἴδωμεν
NAS: Let us go straight to Bethlehem then,
KJV: go even unto Bethlehem, and see
INT: indeed as far as Bethlehem and let us see

John 7:42 N
GRK: καὶ ἀπὸ Βηθλεὲμ τῆς κώμης
NAS: of David, and from Bethlehem, the village
KJV: the town of Bethlehem, where
INT: and from Bethlehem the village

Strong's Greek 965
8 Occurrences

Βηθλεὲμ — 8 Occ.