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Where does “Bethleem” come from?

Bethleem (Old French) comes 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
1LatinBēthlehēmum—
2Ancient GreekΒηθλεέμ—
3Hebrewבֵּית לֶחֶםhouse of bread
4Hebrewבֵּיתhouse of; house; Beth, the second letter of the...

Words derived from “Bethleem”

  • Bethlehem
  • Bethlehemite
  • Bedlem
  • Bethleem
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