Bethlehem

Usually translated “bethlehem”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

• bethlehem 8

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

• Matthew 5
• Luke 2
• John 1

3 books in all.

• Ephrath (ephratah)
• Bethlehemite (bet hallachmi)

• Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
• Matthew 2:6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
• Matthew 2:8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
• Matthew 2:16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
• Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
• Luke 2:15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

How the English word “bethlehem” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.