n.
Pronunciation: ' beth-li- ˌ hem, -l ē -h ə m, -l ē - ə m
Function: geographical name
1 city E Pa. on the Lehigh pop 71,329
2 city of ancient Palestine in Judea SW of Jerusalem; the present-day West Bank town is called Bayt Lahm \ ' b ī t- ' läm \ pop 34,180