Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe bright star in the Gospel of Matthew that lead the "wise men from the East" to travel to Bethlehem.
Translations
Arabic نَجْم بَيْتَ لَحْمَ
- نَجْم بَيْتَ لَحْمَ (najm bayta laḥma)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Basque Betleemgo izar
- Betleemgo izarstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Bulgarian Витлеемска звезда
- Витлеемска звезда (Vitleemska zvezda)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Catalan Estrella de Betlem
- Estrella de Betlemstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Chinese Mandarin 伯利恆之星 /伯利恒之星
- 伯利恆之星 /伯利恒之星 (Bólìhéng zhīxīng)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Czech Betlémská hvězda, Vánoční hvězda
- Betlémská hvězdastar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- Vánoční hvězdastar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Danish julestjernen, betlehemstjernen
- julestjernenstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- betlehemstjernenstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Dutch kerstster, ster van Bethlehem
- kerststerstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- ster van Bethlehemstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Esperanto stelo de Bet-Leĥem
- stelo de Bet-Leĥemstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Estonian Petlemma täht
- Petlemma tähtstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Finnish Betlehemin tähti, joulutähti
- Betlehemin tähtistar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- joulutähtistar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
French étoile de Bethléem, étoile de Noël
- étoile de Bethléemstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- étoile de Noëlstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
German Stern von Bethlehem, Dreikönigsstern
- Stern von Bethlehemstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- Dreikönigssternstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- Weihnachtssternstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Greek Αστέρι της Βηθλέεμ
- Αστέρι της Βηθλέεμ (Astéri tis Vithléem)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Hebrew כוכב בית לחם
- כוכב בית לחם (kokháv bet lékhem)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Hungarian Betlehemi csillag
- Betlehemi csillagstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Icelandic Betlehemsstjarnan
- Betlehemsstjarnanstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Irish Réalta na Beithile
- Réalta na Beithilestar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Italian stella di Betlemme
- stella di Betlemmestar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Japanese ベツレヘムの星
- ベツレヘムの星 (Betsurehemu-no-hoshi)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Korean 베들레헴의 별
- 베들레헴의 별 (bedeullehemui byeol)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Latvian Bētlemes zvaigzne
- Bētlemes zvaigznestar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Lithuanian Betliejaus žvaigždė
- Betliejaus žvaigždėstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Norwegian Bokmål Betlehemsstjernen, Julestjernen
- Betlehemsstjernenstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- Julestjernenstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Persian ستاره بیتاللحم
- ستاره بیتاللحم (setâre beyt-e-lam)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Polish Gwiazda Betlejemska
- Gwiazda Betlejemskastar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Portuguese Estrela de Belém
- Estrela de Belémstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Romanian Steaua de la Betleem
- Steaua de la Betleemstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Russian Вифлее́мская звезда́
- Вифлее́мская звезда́ (Viflejémskaja zvezdá)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Slovak Betlehemská hviezda
- Betlehemská hviezdastar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Spanish Estrella de Belén
- Estrella de Belénstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Swedish Betlehemstjärnan, Julstjärnan
- Betlehemstjärnanstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
- Julstjärnanstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Turkish Beytüllahim yıldızı
- Beytüllahim yıldızıstar mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Ukrainian Вифлеємська зірка
- Вифлеємська зірка (Vyflejemsʹka zirka)star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew
Cite this entry
Star of Bethlehem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Star%20of%20Bethlehem
“Star of Bethlehem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Star%20of%20Bethlehem. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Star of Bethlehem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Star%20of%20Bethlehem.
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