בית לחמא
Aramaic
An artist's conception of
Maryam
(Mary) and Yoseph (Joseph) taking the census in Beit Lachma (Bethlehem), a village in the region of
Yehud
(Judaea).
Etymology
From
בֵּית
(
bēṯ
,
“
house of
”
)
+
לַחְמָא
(
laḥmā
,
“
bread
”
)
.
Proper noun
בֵּית לַחְמָא
• (
bēṯ laḥmā
)
m
Bethlehem
(a city in the
West Bank
)
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