בְּ/בֵ֥ית

𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕

Beyt Lechem

in Bethlehem

A proper place name meaning 'House of Bread,' designating a town in the hill country of Judah (later Judea), primarily associated with narratives concerning the birthplaces of King David and, in later tradition, the figure of Jesus of Nazareth. The phrase literally denotes a 'house' or 'place' of 'bread' (i.e., food, sustenance), which may indicate agricultural fertility, storage, or a cultic center. Usage in the Hebrew Bible is exclusively as a toponym, without broader lexical meaning.

H1035

Ruth 4:11 · Word #28

Lexicon H1035

Lemmaבֵּית לֶחֶם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌
TransliterationBeyt Lechem
Strong'sH1035
DefinitionA proper place name meaning 'House of Bread,' designating a town in the hill country of Judah (later Judea), primarily associated with narratives concerning the birthplaces of King David and, in later tradition, the figure of Jesus of Nazareth. The phrase literally denotes a 'house' or 'place' of 'bread' (i.e., food, sustenance), which may indicate agricultural fertility, storage, or a cultic center. Usage in the Hebrew Bible is exclusively as a toponym, without broader lexical meaning.

Morphology HR/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

Phrasein Bethlehem

SIBI-P1 Translation H1035-01

in the house of

Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ + masculine singular construct noun (בֵּית) from בַּיִת.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בַּיִת derives from the root בנה (“to build”) and denotes a built structure or the social unit established from it. The construct singular form בֵּית with the prefixed preposition בְּ requires a following genitive, hence "in the house of," preserving both the construct state and singular masculine form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

in Beyt Lechem

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in the house of
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