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BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bethlehem Ephrathah mean?
• BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH (noun)
The noun BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH has 1 sense:
1. a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
Familiarity information: BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Bayt Lahm; Bethlehem; Bethlehem-Judah; Bethlehem Ephrathah
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Bethlehem Ephrathah" is a part of...):
West Bank (an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians)
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