Bethlehem

[ beth-li-hem, -lee-uhm ]

noun

1. a town in NW Jordan, near Jerusalem; occupied by Israel since 1967: birthplace of Jesus and David.
2. a city in E Pennsylvania.

Bethlehem

/ ˈbɛθlɪˌhɛm; -lɪəm /

noun

1. a town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: birthplace of Jesus and early home of King David

Bethlehem

1. The village near Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem ) where Jesus was born. ( See Nativity .)

Example Sentences

It’s not always easy to tell the difference between star-of-Bethlehem and field garlic.

From Popular-Science

The company has an office in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where the Zinczenko brothers grew up.

From Digiday

There were occasional breaks to tour and artist residencies near Amsterdam and in Bethlehem.

From Washington Post

Then, between May and July, it laid off 50 people while closing down a distribution center near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

From ProPublica

He’s still there—with a wife, two daughters and a new business in Beit Jala, a village just northwest of Bethlehem.

From The Daily Beast

For Christmas, she knits Bethlehem-themed ornaments and sells them at church bazaars.

From The Daily Beast

Settlers spray graffiti on Bethlehem-area mosques - Settlers also slashed the tires of two cars.

From The Daily Beast

The design for Givat Hamatos calls for 2,600 settlement units on a main Jerusalem-Bethlehem artery.

From The Daily Beast

This province had fallen into the hands of Gabriel Bethlehem, who was under the protection of the Turks.

From Project Gutenberg

Gabriel Bethlehem of Hungary was languishing on a bed of disease and pain, and only asked permission to die in peace.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus every man and woman at Bethlehem-Nazareth had enlisted in the missionary army.

From Project Gutenberg

Here, side by side, are the wild Columbine and the cheerful little Bethlehem Star.

From Project Gutenberg

What means this crowd of menAnd women here in peaceful Bethlehem?Simeon (comes to him).

From Project Gutenberg