TBESH · H1035G
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · bet le.chem · Bethlehem
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)" a city in Judah, birthplace of David
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בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) means “Bethlehem” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: bayth leh'-khem Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · bet le.chem · Bethlehem
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)" a city in Judah, birthplace of David
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בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · bet le.chem · Bethlehem
§ Beth-lehem = "house of bread (food)" a place in Zebulun
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from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H3899 (לֶחֶם); house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Bethlehem.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| vvv | 30 |
| bethlehem | 16 |
| of bethlehem | 8 |
| from bethlehem | 6 |
| in bethlehem | 5 |
| of | 3 |
| from | 2 |
| to bethlehem | 2 |
| was at bethlehem | 2 |
| and bethlehem | 1 |
| go to bethlehem | 1 |
| is | 1 |
| to | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of bethlehem | 11 |
| bethlehem | 6 |
| to bethlehem | 6 |
| of bethlehemjudah | 4 |
| at bethlehem | 2 |
| from bethlehemjudah | 2 |
| out of bethlehemjudah | 2 |
| to bethlehemjudah | 2 |
| and bethlehem | 1 |
| but thou bethlehem | 1 |
| even bethlehem | 1 |
| from bethlehem | 1 |
| in bethlehem | 1 |
| then at bethlehem | 1 |
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So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
Read word by wordNow as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
Read word by wordIt also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
Read word by wordAfter Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
Read word by wordThen Ibzan died, and he was buried in Bethlehem.
Read word by wordAnd there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
Read word by wordThis man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
Read word by word“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
Read word by wordNow in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
Read word by wordBut she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,
Read word by wordThe Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
Read word by wordIn the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
Read word by wordThe man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Read word by wordSo Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women of the town exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
Read word by wordSo Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
Read word by wordJust then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
Read word by word“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Read word by wordSo Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
Read word by wordNow David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.
Read word by wordbut David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
Read word by wordIf your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’
Read word by wordJonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,
Read word by wordAnd they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.
Read word by wordAt that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
Read word by wordDavid longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
Read word by wordSo the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
Read word by wordNow these were members of the Thirty: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Read word by wordSalma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
Read word by wordThe descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
Read word by wordPenuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
Read word by wordAt that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines was at Bethlehem.
Read word by wordDavid longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
Read word by wordSo the Three broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
Read word by wordNow these were the mighty men: Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,
Read word by wordHe built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Read word by wordthe men of Bethlehem, 123;
Read word by wordthe men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;
Read word by wordAnd they went and stayed in Geruth Chimham, near Bethlehem, in order to proceed into Egypt
Read word by wordBut you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.1
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