- Beth|le|hem
- Beth|le|hem «BEHTH lee uhm, -luh hehm», noun.Archaic. a lunatic asylum.╂[< the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, an asylum in London in the 1400's]
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star-of-Beth|le|hem — «STAHR uhv BEHTH lee uhm, luh hehm», noun. an Old World plant of the lily family, naturalized in eastern North America, that grows from a bulb and has a tall cluster of green and white, star shaped flowers. ╂[because of the shape of its flowers]… … Useful english dictionary
beth — beth; beth·el; beth·ell; beth·le·hem; beth·le·hem·ite; beth·root; beth·y·lid; eliz·a·beth; lam·beth; li·beth·en·ite; ab·beth·din; te·beth; … English syllables
bethlehem — beth·le·hem … English syllables
Bethlehem — Beth|le|hem, (ökum.:) Betlehem: Stadt im Westjordanland. * * * Bethlehem, 1) arabisch Bait Lahm [ laxəm], Stadt im Westjordanland, 10 km südlich von Jerusalem auf dem Kalkhügelland von Judäa, 800 m über dem Meeresspiegel, etwa 25 000 Einwohner; … Universal-Lexikon
Bethlehem — Beth|le|hem, ökumenisch Bet|le|hem (Stadt im Westjordanland) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Bethlehem — /beth li hem , lee euhm/, n. 1. a town in NW Jordan, near Jerusalem; occupied by Israel since 1967: birthplace of Jesus and David. 15,000. 2. a city in E Pennsylvania. 70,419. * * * I City (pop., 2000: metro area, 71,329), eastern Pennsylvania, U … Universalium
Bethlehem — Beth|le|hem a town on the West Bank of the River Jordan, near Jerusalem, thought to be where Jesus Christ was born … Dictionary of contemporary English
bethlehemite — beth·le·hem·ite … English syllables
Bethlehem — Beth•le•hem [[t]ˈbɛθ lɪˌhɛm, li əm[/t]] n. 1) +geg bib a town in NW Jordan, near Jerusalem, occupied by Israel 1967: birthplace of Jesus and David. 16,313 2) geg a city in E Pennsylvania. 72,490 … From formal English to slang
stars-of-Bethlehem — stars of Beth·le·hem (stärz əv bĕthʹlĭ hĕm ) n. A plural of star of Bethlehem. * * * … Universalium
