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Old Spanish
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Proper noun
1.4.1
Descendants
Old Spanish
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Alternative forms
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Belleem
,
Belleen
,
Betheleem
,
Bethleem
,
Bethlem
Etymology
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From
Ancient Greek
Βηθλεέμ
(
Bēthleém
)
, from
Hebrew
בֵּית לֶחֶם
(
bêṯ leḥem
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/beldeˈem/
Proper noun
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Beldeem
f
Bethlehem
(a city in the modern
West Bank
,
Palestine
)
c.
1250
,
Alfonso X
,
Lapidario
,
f. 76v. col. 1
:
De ih́rĺm faſta bethleé ados leguaſ de
beldeem
. fue lafermoſa noemj.
From Jerusalem to Bethlehem, two leagues away from
Bethlehem
, went the beautiful Naomi.
Descendants
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Spanish:
Belén