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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)

From בַּיִת (H1004) and לֶחֶם (H3899)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 241b

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs: בית לחם.

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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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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 Rob^{BR i. 471} Bd^{Pal 123} Survey^{iii. 28, 83} Guérin^{Judée i. 120-206.}

2. בֵּית לָ֑חֶם in Zebulun Joshua 19:15; perhaps also Judges 12:8, 10; = Beit Laḥm, 7 miles northwest of Nazareth Rob^{BR iii. 113} Survey^{i. 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

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Strong's Number H1035 matches the Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ leḥem),
which occurs 18 times in 8 verses in 'Jdg' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:8

Jdg 12:8 - And after^H310 him Ibzan^H78 of Bethlehem^H1035 judged^H8199 Israel.^H3478

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:10

Jdg 12:10 - Then died^H4191 Ibzan,^H78 and was buried^H6912 at Bethlehem.^H1035

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:7

Jdg 17:7 - And there was a young man^H5288 out of Bethlehemjudah^H1035^H3063 of the family^H4940 of Judah,^H3063 who was a Levite,^H3881 and he sojourned^H1481 there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:8

Jdg 17:8 - And the man^H376 departed^H3212 out of the city^H5892 from Bethlehemjudah^H1035^H3063 to sojourn^H1481 where he could find^H4672 a place: and he came^H935 to mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669 to the house^H1004 of Micah,^H4318 as he journeyed.^H6213^H1870

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 17:9

Jdg 17:9 - And Micah^H4318 said^H559 unto him, Whence^H370 comest^H935 thou? And he said^H559 unto him, I am a Levite^H3881 of Bethlehemjudah,^H1035^H3063 and I go^H1980 to sojourn^H1481 where I may find^H4672 a place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:1

Jdg 19:1 - And it came to pass in those days,^H3117 when there was no king^H4428 in Israel,^H3478 that there was a certain^H376 Levite^H3881 sojourning^H1481 on the side^H3411 of mount^H2022 Ephraim,^H669 who took^H3947 to him a concubine^H802^H6370 out of Bethlehemjudah.^H1035^H3063

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:2

Jdg 19:2 - And his concubine^H6370 played the whore^H2181 against him, and went away^H3212 from him unto her father's^H1 house^H1004 to Bethlehemjudah,^H1035^H3063 and was there four^H702 whole months.^H2320^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:18

Jdg 19:18 - And he said^H559 unto him, We are passing^H5674 from Bethlehemjudah^H1035^H3063 toward the side^H3411 of mount^H2022 Ephraim;^H669 from thence am I: and I went^H3212 to Bethlehemjudah,^H1035^H3063 but I am now going^H1980 to the house^H1004 of the LORD;^H3068 and there is no man^H376 that receiveth^H622 me to house.^H1004

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