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Where does “Bethleem” come from?

Bethleem (Middle English) comes from Old French Betleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ, from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם, from Hebrew בֵּית — house of; house; Beth, the second letter of the...

Ancestry of “Bethleem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchBetleem—
2LatinBēthlehēmum—
3Ancient GreekΒηθλεέμ—
4Hebrewבֵּית לֶחֶםhouse of bread
5Hebrewבֵּיתhouse of; house; Beth, the second letter of the...

Words derived from “Bethleem”

  • Bethlehem
  • Bethlehemite
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