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BELÉN

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: be-LEN   [key]

Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. The town's name was derived via Greek from Hebrew בֵית לָחֶם (beit lachem) meaning "house of bread".
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