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Lexicon :: Strong's G965 - bēthleem

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Βηθλέεμ
Transliteration
bēthleem (Key)
Pronunciation
bayth-leh-em'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
8x in 1 unique form(s) TR
8x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

†Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém, bayth-leh-em'; of Hebrew origin (H1036); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G965 in the following manner: Bethlehem (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G965 in the following manner: Bethlehem (8x).

  1. Bethlehem = "house of bread"

    1. a village about six miles (10 km) south of Jerusalem

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém, bayth-leh-em'; of Hebrew origin (H1036); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.
STRONGS G965:
Βηθλεέμ, ἡ, [indeclinable] (in Josephus not only so [Antiquities 8, 10, 1], but also Βηθλεέμη, -ης, Antiquities 6, 8, 1; 11, 7; [7, 1, 3]; ἀπὸ Βηθλέμων, 5, 2, 8; ἐκ Βηθλεέμων, 5, 9, 1; [cf. 7, 13; 9, 2]), Bethlehem, (לֶחֶם בֵּית house of bread), a little town, named from the fertility of its soil, six Roman miles south of Jerusalem; now Beit Lachm, with about 3,000 ["5,000," Baedeker] inhabitants: Matthew 2:1, 5f, 8, 16; Luke 2:4, 15; John 7:42. Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Robinson i., p. 470ff; Raumer, p. 313ff; Tobler, Bethlehem in Palästina as above with 1849; [Socin (i. e. Baedeker), Handbook. etc., under the word; Porter (i. e. Murray) ibid.; BB. DD.].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:1; 2:5; 2:8; 2:16
Luke
2:4; 2:15
John
7:42

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G965 matches the Greek Βηθλέεμ (bēthleem),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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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 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 Box1Sa 16:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:1 - And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessæ, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.

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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 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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