Bethlehem

Name

1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
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Noun

1. (obsolete) A lunatic asylum.
2. In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the Eucharist is made.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛθləhɛm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Bethleem

In summary

Inherited from Middle English Bethleem, from Old French Bethleem and Old English Bethleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”). Doublet of bedlam and Belém.

Synonyms

Bayt Lahm

Bethlehem Ephrathah

Bethlehem-Judah

Translations

Bethlehem

Bethléem

Βηθλεέμ

Betlemme

Betlejem

Belén

Betlehem

Belém

بيت لحم

Bethlehem

Bethleem

Betlem

Bethlehem

Bethlehem

Betlehem