Bethleem

Bethléem Latin Etymology la grc Βηθλεέμ. The confusion about vowel length is due to Christian tradition trying to keep the Greek stress on the ultima. Pronunciation Bēthle.em 1 Bēthleëm Bēthlēēm 1 1 Proper noun ((Bēthleëm<0.sg.loc>,Bēthlēēm<0.sg.loc>)) f la Bēthlehēmum Matthaeus 2 1 cum ergo natus esset Iesus in Bethleem Iudaeae in diebus Herodis regis ecce magi ab oriente venerunt Hierosolymam And as Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of king Herod, lo wise men from the East came to Jerusalem Declension Bēthlē̆ē̆m<0.sg.loc> Descendants it Betlemme pt Belém es Belén References Bēthleëm Bethlehem Middle English Alternative forms enm Beðleem Beþþleæm Bedlem Bedleem Bedleme Bethlehem Betheleem Etymology From enm fro Betleem, from enm la Bēthlehēmum, la Bēthleëm, from enm grc Βηθλεέμ, from enm he בֵּית לֶחֶם bet léchem. Pronunciation enm /ˈbɛdleː(ɛ)m/ /ˈbɛdlɛm/ Proper noun enm city c/Palestine Bethlehem enm rare Bethlem Royal Hospital Descendants en Bethlehem; en bedlam References Bedlẹ̄̆m, -lẹ̄em n MED3891 2019-02-23 enm Health Places in Greater London, England Old English Etymology From ang la Bēthleëm, from ang grc Βηθλεέμ, from ang he בֵּית לֶחֶם bet léchem Proper noun f ang city c/Palestine Bethlehem Analecta Angla Saxonica ang Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethléém, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem. Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.