בֵּית לֶחֶםBêyth Lechem

Meanings

Same root

• בַּיִתbayith · H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
• לֶחֶםlechem · H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
• בֵּית הַלַּחְמִיBêyth hal-Lachmîy · H1022a Beth-lechemite, or native of Bethlechem

Where it appears

Appears 82 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 35:19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
• Genesis 48:7 “Long ago, as I was returning from Paddan-aram, Rachel died in the land of Canaan. We were still on the way, some distance from Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). So with great sorrow I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath.”
• Joshua 19:15 The towns in these areas included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—twelve towns with their surrounding villages.
• Judges 12:8 After Jephthah died, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
• Judges 12:10 When he died, he was buried at Bethlehem.
• Judges 17:7 One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area.