לֶחֶם
Strong's H3899
lechem
/lekh'-em/
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3899
- Hebrew
- לֶחֶם
- Transliteration
- lechem
- Pronunciation
- /lekh'-em/
- KJV Translations
- 7 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Derivation
from H3898 (לָחַם); See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)H3898 (lâcham)H1036 (Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâh)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
(shew-) breadeatfoodfruitloafmeatvictuals
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of lechem:
לָחַם
lâchamH3898“devour”
בֵּית לְעַפְרָהBêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâhH1036“house of Aphrah”
בֵּית לֶחֶםBêyth LechemH1035“Bethlehem”
יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶםYâshubîy LechemH3433“Jashubi-lehem. (Prob. the text should be pointed יֹשְׁבֵי לֶחֶם and rendered '(they were) inhabitants of Lechem”
לְחֶםlᵉchemH3900“feast”
לַחְמִיLachmîyH3902“Lahmi. See also H3433 (יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם)”
לַחְמָסLachmâçH3903“Lahmam”
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