Matthew 2:6:3Matt.2.6.W3PAT

Βηθλέεμ

bêthleem

Bethlehem

Transliteration
bêth-LE-em
Extended
bêth-LEH-ehm
IPA
/bɛːtʰˈle.em/

Meaning by language

English
Bethlehem
French
Bethléem
Spanish
Belén
Portuguese
Belém
German
Bethlehem
Russian
Вифлеем
Arabic-Simplified
بيت لحم
Hindi
बेतलेहेम
Chinese-Simplified
伯利恒
Korean
베들레헴
Indonesian
Betlehem
Bengali
বেথলেহেম
Tagalog
Betlehem
Swahili
Bethlehemu
Amharic
ቤተልሔም
Yoruba
Betlehemu
Igbo
Betlehem
Twi
Betlehem
Ewe
Betlehem

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Result
Βηθ + λέ + εμ
bêth + le + em
bêthleem

Alphabet Analysis

Betav — as in victory
Etai — as in machine
Thetath — as in thin
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Mum — as in mother

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Word in context

  1. word

    bêth-LE-em

  2. phraseyour reading level

    bêth-LE-em GÊ i-OO-da

  3. clause

    KAI SY bêth-LE-em GÊ i-OO-da oo-da-MÔS e-la-KHI-stê EI EN TOIS hê-ge-MO-sin i-OO-da

  4. sentence

    KAI SY bêth-LE-em GÊ i-OO-da oo-da-MÔS e-la-KHI-stê EI EN TOIS hê-ge-MO-sin i-OO-da EK SOO GAR ek-se-LEU-se-tai hê-GOO-me-nos HOS-tis poi-ma-NEI TON la-ON MOU TON is-ra-ÊL

In contextMatthew 2:6

and you Bethlehem land Judah are by no means least among the rulers Judah for ruler will come out from you who will shepherd my the people {the} Israel

About this coordinate

Matthew 2:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 2:6, so the Greek word Βηθλέεμ (bêthleem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.2.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.2.6.W3.S1) and character.