House of bread = beit lechem (בית לח×)
In Hebrew, it means 'House of bread'.
The word bethlehem is from the Hebrew beth lechemwhich means either house of bread or house of [the god] Lahm. from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
It's from a Biblical placename, Bethany. "Beth" in Hebrew means "house" as in "Bethel" ("house of God") and "Bethlehem" ("house of bread"). "Bethany" means "house of figs".
It's the literal translation of the Hebrew. Beth=house and lehem=bread.
Bethlehem in Hebrew literally means "house of bread" which a reference to Virgo, the virgin.
Bethelhem is a variant spelling of Bethlehem, a city in the West Bank known for being the birthplace of Jesus Christ according to Christian tradition. The name Bethlehem is of Hebrew origin and means "house of bread."
The Hebrew word beth means house. The English name Beth is a nickname for Elizabeth, which means "my god is an oath".
bet lekhem (בית לחם)
It means (House of Bread), or (House of Meat).
bait is not a Hebrew word. If you mean bayit (prounced BAH-yeet), it means "house" If you mean bet, it means "house of"
In Hebrew and Old English, Bethany (and all spelling variations) means 'House of Figs'.
Beth-lechem [ בֵּית לָחֶם] is Hebrew for House of Bread [or food].