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Bethleem
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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.