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Hebrew word study

בֵּית לֶחֶםBêyth Lechem — Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine

Pronounced “bayth leh'-khem”

Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine

Translated in the King James as: Bethlehem.

Appears 49 times in Scripture

Origin: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H3899 (לֶחֶם); house of bread;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 4×

Genesis 35:19 Genesis 48:7+ 2 more in Genesis

Joshua — 1×

Judges — 10×

Judges 12:8 Judges 12:10 Judges 17:7 Judges 17:8 Judges 17:9 Judges 19:1 Judges 19:2 Judges 19:18+ 2 more in Judges

Ruth — 10×

Ruth 1:1 Ruth 1:2 Ruth 1:19 Ruth 1:22 Ruth 2:4 Ruth 4:11+ 4 more in Ruth

1 Samuel — 5×

1 Sam 16:4 1 Sam 17:12 1 Sam 17:15 1 Sam 20:6 1 Sam 20:28

2 Samuel — 5×

2 Sam 2:32 2 Sam 23:14 2 Sam 23:15 2 Sam 23:16 2 Sam 23:24

1 Chronicles — 8×

1 Chr 2:51 1 Chr 2:54 1 Chr 4:4 1 Chr 11:16 1 Chr 11:17 1 Chr 11:18 1 Chr 11:26+ 1 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 1×

Ezra — 1×

Nehemiah — 2×

Nehemiah 7:26+ 1 more in Nehemiah

Jeremiah — 1×

Micah — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.