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Where does “بَيْت لَحْم” come from?

بَيْت لَحْم (Arabic) comes from Aramaic ܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ, from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם, from Hebrew בֵּית — house of; house; Beth, the second letter of the...

Ancestry of “بَيْت لَحْم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aramaicܒܹܝܬ ܠܚܹܡ—
2Hebrewבֵּית לֶחֶםhouse of bread
3Hebrewבֵּיתhouse of; house; Beth, the second letter of the...

Words derived from “بَيْت لَحْم”

  • बैतलहम
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