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Lexicon :: Strong's H1035 - bêṯ leḥem

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בֵּית לֶחֶם
Transliteration
bêṯ leḥem
Pronunciation
bayth leh'-khem
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 241b

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: בית לחם.

Strong’s Definitions

בֵּית לֶחֶם Bêyth Lechem, bayth leh'-khem; from H1004 and H3899; house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H1035 in the following manner: Bethlehem (31x), Bethlehemjudah (with H3063) (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H1035 in the following manner: Bethlehem (31x), Bethlehemjudah (with H3063) (10x).

  1. Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)"

    1. a city in Judah, birthplace of David

    2. a place in Zebulun

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בֵּית לֶחֶם Bêyth Lechem, bayth leh'-khem; from H1004 and H3899; house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.
STRONGS H1035: Abbreviations
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם 41 proper name, of a location.
1. in Judah (place of bread. (food), modern Arabic بَيْت لَحْم, place of meat), 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David; — בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם Ruth 1:19 + 11 times; ־לָחֶם בּ׳ 1 Samuel 20:6 + 9 times; בֵּית לָ֑חֶם Judges 12:8 + 11 times + Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7, where הוא בית לחם is a gloss, see אֶפְרָ֫תָה; ־לָ֑חֶם בּ׳ 1 Samuel 17:15 + 3 times; — as construct לֶ֫חֶם בּ׳ יְהוּדָה Judges 17:7, 8, 9; Judges 19:1, 2, 18 (twice in verse); Ruth 1:1, 2; 1 Samuel 17:12; treated as proper name, masculine 1 Chronicles 2:51, 54; 1 Chronicles 4:4; men of Bethlehem אַנְשֵׁי בּ׳ Nehemiah 7:26 = בְּנֵי בּ׳ Ezra 2:21; — on אֶפְרָ֫תָה as name of Bethlehem, & confusion arising from gloss Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7; — modern Beit Laḥm, 5 miles south of Jerusalem RobBR i. 471 BdPal 123 Surveyiii. 28, 83 GuérinJudée i. 120-206.
2. בֵּית לָ֑חֶם in Zebulun Joshua 19:15; perhaps also Judges 12:8, 10; = Beit Laḥm, 7 miles northwest of Nazareth RobBR iii. 113 Surveyi. 301.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:19; 35:19; 48:7; 48:7

Joshua

19:15

Judges

12:8; 12:8; 12:10; 17:7; 17:8; 17:9; 19:1; 19:2; 19:18

Ruth

1:1; 1:2; 1:19

1 Samuel

17:12; 17:15; 20:6

1 Chronicles

2:51; 2:54; 4:4

Ezra

2:21

Nehemiah

7:26

H1035

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1035 matches the Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ leḥem),
which occurs 82 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:19 - So Rachel died, and was buried in the way of the course of Ephratha, this is Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - And as for me, when I came out of Mesopotamia of Syria, Rachel, thy mother, died in the land of Chanaan, as I drew nigh to the horse-course of Chabratha of the land of Chanaan, so as to come to Ephratha; and I buried her in the road of the course; this is Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:15 - and Catanath, and Nabaal, and Symoön, and Jericho, and Bæthman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:8 - And after him Abaissan of Bethleem judged Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:10 - And Abaissan died, and was buried in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:7 - And there was a young man in Bethleem of the tribe of Juda, and he was a Levite, and he was sojourning there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:8 - And the man departed from Bethleem the city of Juda to sojourn in whatever place he might find; and he came as far as mount Ephraim, and to the house of Michaias to accomplish his journey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - And Michaias said to him, Whence comest thou? and he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethleem Juda, and I go to sojourn in any place I may find.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:1 - And there was [fn]a Levite sojourning in the [fn]sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a [fn]concubine from Bethleem Juda.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:2 - And his concubine departed from him, and went away from him to the house of her father to Bethleem Juda, and she was there four months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:18 - And he said to him, We are passing by from Bethleem Juda to the sides of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as Bethleem Juda, and I am going home, and there is no man to take me into his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:1 - And it came to pass when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land: and a man went from Bethleem Juda to sojourn in the land of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:2 - And the man's name was Elimelech, and his wife's name Noemin, and the names of his two sons Maalon and Chelaion, Ephrathites of Bethleem of Juda: and they came to the land of Moab, and remained there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:19 - And they went both of them until they came to Bethleem: and it came to pass, when they arrived at Bethleem, that all the city rang with them, and they said, Is this Noemin?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:22 - So Noemin and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab; and they came to Bethleem in the beginning of barley harvest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:4 - And, behold, Booz came from Bethleem, and said to the reapers, The Lord be with you: and they said to him, The Lord bless thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who were in the gate said, We are witnesses: and the elders said, The Lord make thy wife who goes into thy house, as Rachel and as Lia, who both together built the house of Israel, and wrought mightily in Ephratha, and there shall be a name to thee in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, [fn]Dost thou come peaceably, thou Seer?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:6 - And if thy father do in anywise [fn]enquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethleem his city, for there is there a [fn]yearly sacrifice for all the family.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:28 - And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethleem his city;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:32 - And they take up Asael, and bury him in the tomb of his father in Bethleem. And Joab and the men with him went all the night, and the morning rose upon them in Chebron.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:14 - And David was then in the strong hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:15 - And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink out of the well that is in Bethleem by the gate? now the band of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:16 - And the three mighty men broke through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem in the gate: and they took it, and brought it to David, and he would not drink it, but poured it out before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:24 - Asael Joab's brother; he was among the thirty. Eleanan son of Dudi his uncle in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:51 - Salomon the father of Bætha, Lammon the father of Bæthalaem, and Arim the father of Bethgedor.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:54

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:54 - The sons of Salomon; Bæthalaem, the Netophathite, Ataroth of the house of Joab, and half of the family of Malathi, Esari.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these are the sons of Or, the first-born of Ephratha, the father of Bæthalaen.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:16 - And David was then in the hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethleem.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:17 - And David longed, and said, Who will give me water to drink of the well of Bethleem, that is in the gate?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:18 - And the three broke through the camp of the Philistines, and they drew water out of the well that was in Bethleem, which was in the gate, and they took it, and came to David: but David would not drink it, and poured it out to the Lord, and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:26 - And the mighty men of the forces were, Asael the brother of Joab, Eleanan the son of Dodoe of Bethleem,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:6 - And he built Bethleem, and Ætan and Thecoe,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:21 - The children of Bethlaem, a hundred and twenty-three.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:26 - The children of Baethalem, a hundred and twenty-three: the children of Atopha, fifty-six.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:17 - (LXX 48:17) and they departed, and dwelt in Gaberoch-amaa, that is by Bethleem, to go into Egypt, for fear of the Chaldeans:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2 - (LXX 5:1) And thou, Bethleem, house of Ephratha, art few in number to be reckoned among the thousands of Juda; yet out of thee shall one come forth to me, to be a ruler of Israel; and his goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity.
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