Bethlehem Definition
bĕthlĭ-hĕm, -lē-əm
proper name
Ancient town in Judea; traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Jesus (Matt. 2:1): now a town in the West Bank.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A city in Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version) Matthew 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.
Wiktionary
noun
Synonyms:
- Bethlehem-Judah
- Bethlehem Ephrathah
- Bayt Lahm
other
A town in the West Bank south of Jerusalem. It is the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
American Heritage
A city of eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River north-northwest of Philadelphia. It is an important steel-producing center and the site of Moravian College (established 1742) and Lehigh University (1865).
American Heritage
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Origin of Bethlehem
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From the Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleem) from the Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bet léchem).
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