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Bethlehemum
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Bēthleëm Bēthlēēm Bēthlehem Bēthlem
Etymology
la :bor grc:Βηθλεέμ 1
Borrowed from la grc Βηθλεέμ, from la hbo בּית לחם Bet Léchem. The grc - etymon and all the other forms of this word are indeclinable; la Bēthlehēmum was adapted to decline as a neuter proper noun of the second declension.
Pronunciation
Bēthlehēmum
Proper noun
Bēthlehēmum<2.loc>
en Bethlehem a town of the tribe of Judah, the birthplace of David and of Christ, now Bēt Laḥm
Declension
Bēthlehēmum<2.loc>
Synonyms
Bethlehem la Ephrāta
Derived terms
la Bēthlaeus Bēthleëmicus Bēthlehemītēs Bēthlemiticus
Descendants
en bedlam Bethlehem
References
Bēthlĕhēmum Bethlehem
Further reading
Bethleem la
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