"בית לחם" meaning in Hebrew

See בית לחם in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-בית לחם.wav Forms: בֵּית לֶחֶם [canonical], bet lékhem [romanization], pausal form בֵּית לָחֶם [Biblical-Hebrew]
Etymology: From בֵּית (bet, “house of”) + לֶחֶם (lékhem, “bread”). Etymology templates: {{affix|he|בֵּית|לֶחֶם|t1=house of|t2=bread|tr1=bet|tr2=lékhem}} בֵּית (bet, “house of”) + לֶחֶם (lékhem, “bread”) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=f|pausal=בֵּית לָחֶם|pausaltr=bet lákhem|tr=bet lékhem|wv=בֵּית לֶחֶם}} בֵּית לֶחֶם • (bet lékhem) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form בֵּית לָחֶם)
  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank) Categories (place): Cities in Palestine, Places in Palestine

Download JSON data for בית לחם meaning in Hebrew (3.5kB)

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      },
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