Bethlehem

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From Middle English Bethleem, Bedlem, from Old French Bethleem, from Latin Bēthlehēmum, Bēthleëm, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ(Bēthleém), from Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם‎ (bet léchem, “house of bread”). Doublet of bedlam.


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Bethlehem

the name probably means "House of Lahmu and Lahamu," a pair of Mesopotamian agricultural deities.