Old English · proper noun
Bethleem
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
Meaning
Bethlehem (a city in Palestine)
Eornostlīċe þā sē Hǣlend ācenned wæs on Iūdeseisċre Bethléém, on þǣs cyningum dagum Herodes, þā cōmon þā tungolwītegan fram ēastdǣle tō Hierusalem.
Truly, the Savior was born in Jewish Bethlehem, in the days of King Herod, after which the Wise Men came to Jerusalem from the east.
Analecta Angla Saxonica
Etymology
From Latin Bēthleëm, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bet léchem)
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