Aramaic

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An artist's conception of Maryam (Mary) and Yoseph (Joseph) taking the census in Beit Lachma (Bethlehem), a village in the region of Yehud (Judaea).

Etymology

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From בֵּית (bēṯ, house of) +‎ לַחְמָא (laḥmā, bread).

Proper noun

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בֵּית לַחְמָא (bēṯ laḥmām

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank)