לֶ֛חֶם
𐤋𐤇𐤌
Beyt Lechem
lehem
A proper place name meaning 'House of Bread,' designating a town in the hill country of Judah (later Judea), primarily associated with narratives concerning the birthplaces of King David and, in later tradition, the figure of Jesus of Nazareth. The phrase literally denotes a 'house' or 'place' of 'bread' (i.e., food, sustenance), which may indicate agricultural fertility, storage, or a cultic center. Usage in the Hebrew Bible is exclusively as a toponym, without broader lexical meaning.
2 Chronicles 11:6 · Word #4
Lexicon H1035
| Lemma | בֵּית לֶחֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Beyt Lechem |
| Strong's | H1035 |
| Definition | A proper place name meaning 'House of Bread,' designating a town in the hill country of Judah (later Judea), primarily associated with narratives concerning the birthplaces of King David and, in later tradition, the figure of Jesus of Nazareth. The phrase literally denotes a 'house' or 'place' of 'bread' (i.e., food, sustenance), which may indicate agricultural fertility, storage, or a cultic center. Usage in the Hebrew Bible is exclusively as a toponym, without broader lexical meaning. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | lehem |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1035-04
bread
| Morphological Notes | Common noun, singular, absolute state; gender can function as masculine or feminine in usage. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לֶחֶם denotes bread as the staple grain-based food, likely connected to the idea of kneading or pressing dough. As a singular absolute common noun, it is rendered simply and concretely as "bread" while retaining its broader sense of staple nourishment. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Beyt Lechem
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in the house of |
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