Type Settlement
Usage Arabic
Scripts بيت لحم(Arabic)

Meaning & History

Arabic form of Bethlehem. The Arabic word لحم (laḥm) meaning "meat" is cognate with Hebrew לֶחֶם (leḥem) meaning "bread".

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesBethlehem(Biblical) Bethleem(Biblical Greek) Bet-Lechem(Biblical Hebrew) Bethleem(Biblical Latin) Belén(Biblical Spanish) Betlém(Czech) Bethlehem(Dutch) Bethlehem(English) Bethléem(French) Bethlehem(German) Betlemme(Italian) Betlehem(Slovak) Belén(Spanish)
Entry updated October 6, 2024