H1035 בֵּית לֶחֶם
Bêyth Lechem — Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine
KJV: Bethlehem.
Built from בַּיִת bayith (a house) + לֶחֶם lechem (food) — means “house of bread”
Occurs 82 times. Every verse with this word
Brown–Driver–Briggs
- בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם 41 n.pr.loc.
- 1 in Judah, 2 hours south of Jerusalem; birth-place of David
- 2 in Zeb., 7 m. NW. of Nazareth
Where it occurs
- Genesis 35:19 — Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).
- Genesis 48:7 — As for me, when I came from Paddan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some…
- Joshua 19:15 — Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- Judges 12:8 — After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- Judges 12:10 — Ibzan died, and was buried at Bethlehem.
- Judges 17:7 — There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
- Judges 17:8 — The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill…
- Judges 17:9 — Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a…
- Judges 19:1 — In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill…
- Judges 19:2 — His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bethlehem Judah, and…