Bethlehem — the meaning of the Hebrew name בֵּית לֶחֶם

בֵּית לֶחֶם

Bêyth Lechem · pronounced bayth leh'-khem · Strong's H1035 · a place

Bethlehem means house of bread.

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בַּיִת bayith (from, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) open in the lexicon ›

לֶחֶם lechem (and, H3899) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) open in the lexicon ›

from H1004 and H3899; house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine.

Gen 35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem. (KJV)

39 occurrences in 39 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah, Micah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.