"Belén" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /beˈlen/, [beˈlẽn]
Rhymes: -en Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish Bellem, Beldeem, Belleem, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בית לחם (bet léchem). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|Bellem|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish Bellem, {{inh+|es|osp|Bellem}} Inherited from Old Spanish Bellem, {{der|es|grc|Βηθλεέμ}} Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), {{der|es|he|בית לחם|tr=bet léchem}} Hebrew בית לחם (bet léchem) Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} Belén f, {{es-proper noun|f}} Belén f
  1. Bethlehem (a city in Palestine) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in Palestine, Places in Palestine
    Sense id: en-Belén-es-name-28lWbOZ9
  2. a female given name transferred from the place name Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Spanish female given names, Spanish given names, Bible, Christianity, Judaism
    Sense id: en-Belén-es-name-ZY3t0ZHg Disambiguation of Bible: 33 67 Disambiguation of Christianity: 39 61 Disambiguation of Judaism: 42 58 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish exonyms Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Spanish exonyms: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: belén, en Belén, estrella de Belén
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    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "/beˈlen/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[beˈlẽn]"
    },
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "estrella de Belén"
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    {
      "ipa": "/beˈlen/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beˈlẽn]"
    },
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    }
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