Βηθλέεμ
bethleem
Bethlehem
of Hebrew origin (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה); Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine:--Bethlehem.
Matthew 2:5 · Word #6
Lexicon G965
| Lemma | Βηθλεέμ |
| Transliteration | Bēthleém |
| Strong's | G965 |
| In-context | Bethlehem |
| Literal | Bethlehem |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Βηθλέεμ |
| Strong's | G965 |
SIBI-P1 G965-01
to House-of-Bread
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, feminine singular, indeclinable; appears in dative (DFSI), accusative (AFSI), and vocative (VFSI) singular forms in the UGNT, with case determined by syntactic function rather than change in form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם meaning "House of Bread," which is preserved in the hyphenated rendering to reflect its compound structure. The form represented in the morphology is dative feminine singular indeclinable, so "to House-of-Bread" reflects the dative case while maintaining the proper-name force and feminine singular agreement. |
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Word Usage (8 occurrences of G965)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 2:1 | Βηθλέεμ | bethleem | Bethlehem |
| Matthew 2:5 | Βηθλέεμ | bethleem | Bethlehem |
| Matthew 2:6 | Βηθλέεμ | bethleem | Bethlehem |