bethlehem
/ˈbɛθ.lə.hɛm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.40 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Example Sentences
- "Now when Ieſus was boꝛne in Bethlehem of Iudea, in the dayes of Herod the king, behold, there came Wiſe men from the Eaſt to Hierusalem,"
- "[…] to the Hebrew and Arabic word “korban” as now used in the Abyssinian Church to denote the sacramental bread specially prepared in the “Bethlehem,” or “House of Bread.”"
- "A small building, attached to Ethiopic churches, usually at the eastern end of the sacrarium, in which the deacon prepares and bakes the bread for use in the eucharist. This building is called the Bethlehem, or “house of bread.”"
- "The deacon rings a bell when bread is brought from the bethlehem to the maqdas and at other liturgical times"
- "The priests and deacons assigned to the service wash their feet and hands, usually near the 'Bethlehem'."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Bethleem, from Old French Bethleem and Old English Bethleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bēṯ lɛ́ḥɛm, literally “house of bread”). Doublet of bedlam and Belém.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Bethleem, Bēthlehēmum, Βηθλεέμ, בֵּית לֶחֶם
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
bedlam
Bethlem