Where does “بيت لحم” come from?
بيت لحم (Arabic) comes from Arabic بَيْت لَحْم, from Aramaic ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ, from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם, from Hebrew בֵּית — house of; house; Beth, the second letter of the...
Ancestry of “بيت لحم”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَيْت لَحْم | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | בֵּית לֶחֶם | house of bread |
| 4 | Hebrew | בֵּית | house of; house; Beth, the second letter of the... |