ܒܝܬܠܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם‎ (bēṯ léḥem, “house of bread”). Equivalent to ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bet, “house/place of”) + ܠܲܚܡܵܐ‎ (laḳma, “bread”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [bet.əl.xəm.]

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ (betlḳim) f

  1. A city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
    • Matthew 2:2
      ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܗܹܪܘܿܕܸܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ.‎‎
      Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,.
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