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Lexicon :: Strong's G965 - bēthleem

Aa
Βηθλέεμ
Transliteration
bēthleem (Key)
Pronunciation
bayth-leh-em'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
8x in 1 unique form(s) TR
8x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
15x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

†Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém, bayth-leh-em'; of Hebrew origin (H1036); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G965 in the following manner: Bethlehem (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's G965 in the following manner: Bethlehem (8x).

  1. Bethlehem = "house of bread"

    1. a village about six miles (10 km) south of Jerusalem

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†Βηθλεέμ Bēthleém, bayth-leh-em'; of Hebrew origin (H1036); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:—Bethlehem.
STRONGS G965:
Βηθλεέμ, ἡ, [indeclinable] (in Josephus not only so [Antiquities 8, 10, 1], but also Βηθλεέμη, -ης, Antiquities 6, 8, 1; 11, 7; [7, 1, 3]; ἀπὸ Βηθλέμων, 5, 2, 8; ἐκ Βηθλεέμων, 5, 9, 1; [cf. 7, 13; 9, 2]), Bethlehem, (לֶחֶם בֵּית house of bread), a little town, named from the fertility of its soil, six Roman miles south of Jerusalem; now Beit Lachm, with about 3,000 ["5,000," Baedeker] inhabitants: Matthew 2:1, 5f, 8, 16; Luke 2:4, 15; John 7:42. Cf. Winers RWB, under the word; Robinson i., p. 470ff; Raumer, p. 313ff; Tobler, Bethlehem in Palästina as above with 1849; [Socin (i. e. Baedeker), Handbook. etc., under the word; Porter (i. e. Murray) ibid.; BB. DD.].
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:1; 2:5; 2:8; 2:16
Luke
2:4; 2:15
John
7:42

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G965 matches the Greek Βηθλέεμ (bēthleem),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Now G1161 after Jesus G2424 was born G1080 in Bethlehem G965 of Judea G2449 in the days G2250 of Herod G2264 the king G935, behold G2400, [fn]magi G3097 from the east G395 arrived G3854 in Jerusalem G2414, saying G3004,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:5 - They said G3004 to him, “In Bethlehem G965 of Judea G2449; for this G3779 is what G3704 has been written G1125 [fn]by [fn]the prophet G4396:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:6

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‘AND YOU, BETHLEHEM G965, LAND G1093 OF JUDAH G2455,

ARE BY NO G3760 MEANS G3760 LEAST G1646 AMONG G1722 THE LEADERS G2233 OF JUDAH G2455;

FOR FROM YOU WILL COME G1831 FORTH G1831 A RULER G2233

WHO G3748 WILL SHEPHERD G4165 MY PEOPLE G2992 ISRAEL G2474.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:8 - And he sent G3992 them to Bethlehem G965 and said G3004, “Go G4198 and search G1833 carefully G199 for the Child G3813; and when G1875 you have found G2147 Him, report G518 to me, so G3704 that G3704 I too G2532 may come G2064 and worship G4352 Him.”

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Then G5119 when Herod G2264 saw G3708 that he had been tricked G1702 by the magi G3097, he became very G3029 enraged G2373, and sent G649 men and killed G337 all G3956 the boys G3816 who were in Bethlehem G965 and all G3956 its vicinity G3725 [fn]who were two G1332 years G1332 old G1332 or under G2737, according G2596 to the time G5550 which G3739 he had determined G198 from the magi G3097.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - Now G1161 Joseph G2501 also G2532 went G305 up G305 from Galilee G1056, from the city G4172 of Nazareth G3478, to Judea G2449, to the city G4172 of David G1138 which G3748 is called G2564 Bethlehem G965, because G1223 he was of the house G3624 and family G3965 of David G1138,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:15

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When G5613 the angels G32 had departed G565 from them into heaven G3772, the shepherds G4166 began saying G2980 to one G240 another G240, “Let’s go G1330 straight G1330 to Bethlehem G965, then G1211, and see G3708 this G3778 thing G4487 that has happened G1096, which G3739 the Lord G2962 has made G1107 known G1107 to us.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:42 - “Has the Scripture G1124 not said G3004 that the Christ G5547 comes G2064 from the descendants G4690 of David G1138, and from Bethlehem G965, the village G2968 where G3699 David G1138 was?”
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