What does Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) mean in the Bible?
e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine".
Greek · G965
Βηθλεέμ
Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
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Βηθλεέμ G965
Pronunciation Bēthleém
What does Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) mean in the Bible?
Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) is a Greek word meaning "Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G965?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Bethlehem (8).
Where does Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Luke (2), John (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Bethlehem 8× Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:1 Βηθλέεμ to Bethlehem Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 2:5 Βηθλέεμ to Bethlehem Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Matthew 2:6 Βηθλέεμ to Bethlehem Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular Matthew 2:8 Βηθλέεμ to Bethlehem Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 2:16 Βηθλέεμ to Bethlehem Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Luke 2:4 Βηθλεέμ to Bethlehem Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 2:15 Βηθλεὲμ to Bethlehem Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular John 7:42 Βηθλεὲμ to Bethlehem Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:1
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Matthew 5 Luke 2 John 1
Source forms
Βηθλέεμ 5x Bēthleem Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8
Βηθλεὲμ 2x Bēthleem Luke 2:15, John 7:42
Βηθλεέμ 1x Bēthleem Luke 2:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 3x Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:16
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Luke 2:15, John 7:42
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 2:8
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 2:4
Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular 1x Matthew 2:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
Source Gloss
Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Bethlehem.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:1 Proper name
Βηθλεὲμ bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse Matthew 2:5 Proper name
Βηθλεὲμ bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse Matthew 2:6 Proper name
Βηθλεέμ, bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse Matthew 2:8 Proper name
Βηθλεὲμ bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse Matthew 2:16 Proper name
Βηθλεὲμ bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse Luke 2:4 Proper name
Βηθλεέμ, bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse Luke 2:15 Proper name
Βηθλεέμ, bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verse John 7:42 Proper name
Βηθλεέμ, bhqleem
Bethlehem
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H1036 Related Hebrew
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain