בית לחם
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
proper noun
Definitions
- Bethlehem (city in West Bank)
Etymology
Affix from Hebrew (modern) בֵּית (house of) + Hebrew (modern) לֶחֶם (bread, food).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
לֶחֶם
Gloss
bread, food
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedlam English
- Bethlehemum Latin
- Bēthlehemum Latin
- Bēthlehēmum Latin
- Βηθλεέμ Ancient Greek
- בית Yiddish
- אלפבית Hebrew (modern)
- בֵּית Hebrew (modern)
- בֵּית לֶחֶם Hebrew (modern)
- בּית לחם Hebrew (modern)
- לֶחֶם Hebrew (modern)
- Beldeem Old Spanish
- Bellem Old Spanish
- בֵּית לֶחֶם hbo