בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי

bet hal.lach.miBethlehemite
hebrewOld TestamentName of a people group8 occurrences2 books4 verses
This word comes from the names of Lahmi and Bethlehem.

Definition

patrial from H1035 with the article inserted; a Beth-lechemite, or native of Bethlechem
Traditional renderings: Bethlehemite.

Glossary entries

Bethlehem Ephrath (Place) Bethlehemite Lahmi Jashubi-lehem

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

8 total
  1. 1 Samuel 16:1 (2×)בֵּֽית־; הַלַּחְמִ֔י · of Bethlehem
    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
  2. 1 Samuel 16:18 (2×)בֵּ֣ית; הַלַּחְמִי֒ · of Bethlehem
    One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
  3. 1 Samuel 17:58 (2×)בֵּ֥ית; הַלַּחְמִֽי׃ · of Bethlehem
    “Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
  4. 2 Samuel 21:19 (2×)בֵּ֣ית; הַלַּחְמִ֗י · the Bethlehemite
    Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.