Ruth 1:2:13Ruth.1.2.W13PAT
לֶ֖חֶם
lekhem
“Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- LE-khem
- Extended
- LEH-khem
- IPA
- /ˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethlehem
- French
- Bethléem
- Spanish
- Belén
- Portuguese
- Belém
- German
- Bethlehem
- Russian
- Вифлеем
- Arabic-Simplified
- بيت لحم
- Hindi
- बेथलेहेम
- Chinese-Simplified
- 伯利恒
- Korean
- 베들레헴
- Indonesian
- Betlehem
- Bengali
- বেথলেহেম
- Tagalog
- Betlehem
- Swahili
- Bethlehemu
- Amharic
- ቤተልሔም
- Yoruba
- Bẹtilẹhẹmu
- Igbo
- Betlehem
- Twi
- Betlehem
- Ewe
- Betlehem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
mih-BEIT LE-khem
- clause
ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-SHEM ha-ISH eh-lee-MEH-lekh ve-SHEM ish-TO na-oh-MI ve-SHEM sheh-NEE-bah-NAHV makh-LOHN ve-khil-YON eh-frah-TEEM mih-BEIT LE-khem ye-hu-DA va-ya-VO-u sdei-mo-AV va-yih-yu-SHAM
In context — Ruth 1:2
and the name of the man Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah came fields of Moab and remained there
About this coordinate
Ruth 1:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ruth 1:2, so the Hebrew word לֶ֖חֶם (lekhem) 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 Ruth.1.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.2.W13.S1) and character.