Strong’s H3899
לֶחֶם — lechem
לֶחֶם (lechem, Strong’s H3899) means: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it).
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- H3899
- /lekh'-em/
- 299× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- lechem
- Pronunciation
- lekh'-em
- Occurrences
- 299
Meaning
- Hebrew
- לֶחֶם
- Definition
- food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- Derivation
- from H3898 (לָחַם); See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)
- King James Version renders it as
- (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
Derived from
- לָחַם lâchamH3898 · to feed on · 177×
- בֵּית לְעַפְרָה Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâhH1036 · Beth-le-Aphrah · 2×
Words derived from lechem
- בֵּית לֶחֶם Bêyth LechemH1035 · Beth-Lechem · 82×
- יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם Yâshubîy LechemH3433 · Jashubi-Lechem · 2×
- לְחֶם lᵉchemH3900 · especially bread · 1×
- לַחְמִי LachmîyH3902 · Lachmi · 1×
- לַחְמָס LachmâçH3903 · Lachmam or Lachmas · 1×
Where it appears
The first verses that use lechem (299 times in all).
Sources
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