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Lexicon :: Strong's H3899 - leḥem

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לֶחֶם
Transliteration
leḥem
Pronunciation
lekh'-em
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1105a

Strong’s Definitions

לֶחֶם lechem, lekh'-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 297x

The KJV translates Strong's H3899 in the following manner: bread (237x), food (21x), meat (18x), shewbread (with H6440) (5x), loaves (5x), shewbread (with H4635) (3x), shewbread (2x), victuals (2x), eat (1x), feast (1x), fruit (1x), provision (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 297x
The KJV translates Strong's H3899 in the following manner: bread (237x), food (21x), meat (18x), shewbread (with H6440) (5x), loaves (5x), shewbread (with H4635) (3x), shewbread (2x), victuals (2x), eat (1x), feast (1x), fruit (1x), provision (1x).

  1. bread, food, grain

    1. bread

      1. bread

      2. bread-corn

    2. food (in general)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֶחֶם lechem, lekh'-em; from H3898; See also H1036 food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it):—(shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
STRONGS H3899: Abbreviations
לֶ֫חֶם 296 noun masculine1 Samuel 9:7 and (rarely) feminineGenesis 49:20 (see below, and Dr1 Samuel 10:4) bread, food (Phoenician לחם bread; Late Hebrew לֶחֶם; Aramaic לַחְמָא, bdb053604, as Hebrew; Arabic bdb053605 flesh, meat, (compare Frä30)); — absolute ל׳ Genesis 3:19 +; לָ֑חֶם Genesis 31:54 +; לֶ֑חֶם Psalm 14:4 + 2 times; construct לֶחֶם Hosea 9:4 +; suffix לַחְמִי Job 3:24 +, לַחְמְךָ Obadiah 7 +, לַחְמָם Hosea 9:4b, + Hosea 9:4a (for MT לָהֶם), We GASm Now, + etc.; —
1.
a. bread, the ordinary food of early Hebrews (BenzArchaeology 84 ff NowArchaeology i. 109 ff.) Exodus 21:14 (E), Numbers 21:5; Joshua 9:5, 12 (JE), Deuteronomy 8:3; Deuteronomy 23:5; Exodus 16:3 (P) +; כִּכַּרלֿ׳ loaf of bread 1 Samuel 2:36 + (see כִּכָּר below כרר), and without ככר (always with number)† 1 Samuel 10:4; 1 Samuel 16:20 (see Dr), 1 Samuel 17:7; 1 Samuel 21:4; 1 Samuel 25:18; 2 Samuel 16:1; 1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 4:42 †; חַלַת ל׳ cake of bread 2 Samuel 6:19; Exodus 29:23 + (see חַלָּה below I. חלל); made from barley (שְׂעֹרִים); Judges 7:13; 2 Kings 4:42 (see also לָחֶם above); from wheat-flour (סֹלֶת חִטִים) Exodus 29:2 (P); compare the mixture Ezekiel 4:9; made by baking (אפה) Isaiah 44:15, 19; Leviticus 26:26 (H; compare Jeremiah 37:21); † פַּת־ל׳ a bit of bread 1 Samuel 2:36; 1 Kings 17:11; Proverbs 28:21, compare Ezekiel 13:19, as modest term for a hospitable meal Genesis 18:5 (J), Judges 19:5; 1 Samuel 28:22 †; distinguished from meat (flesh), Genesis 27:17 (J) 1 Samuel 25:11; 1 Kings 17:6 (twice in verse); Exodus 16:8, 12 (also Exodus 16:3 above), Exodus 29:32, 34; Leviticus 8:31 (all P), Leviticus 23:18 (H), 1 Chronicles 12:40; Psalm 78:20; Daniel 10:3; = a meal 1 Samuel 20:27, אָכַל ל׳ = take a meal Genesis 31:54 (twice in verse); Genesis 37:25; Genesis 43:25, 32 +; אכל לַחְמִי Psalm 41:10 eat my bread, establishing an obligation, compare Obadiah 7 (read אֹכְלֵי ל׳ according to MartiKau AT; strike out ל׳ Greek Version of the LXX Hi We, compare VB) עשׂה ל׳ = make a feast Ecclesiastes 10:19; מַטֵּה ל׳ staff of bread (as support of life), only late † Ezekiel 4:16; Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 14:13; Leviticus 26:26 (H), Psalm 105:16; cf.מִשְׁעַן ל׳ Isaiah 3:1 (gloss) †; leavened bread is חָמֵץ ל׳ Leviticus 7:13; unleavened bread is מַצּוֺת ל׳ Exodus 29:2 (both P); † (הַ)פָּנִים ל׳ bread of the face (of י׳; i.e. in his presence, DiLeviticus 24:9 Dr1 Samuel 21:7); in the sanctuary 1 Samuel 21:7; 1 Kings 7:48 2 Chronicles 4:19; Exodus 25:30; Exodus 35:13; Exodus 39:36, without פ׳ Exodus 40:23 (all P); = הַתָּמִיד ל׳ Numbers 4:7 (P), קֹדֶשׁ ל׳ 1 Samuel 21:5; in Chronicles הַמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת ל׳ 1 Chronicles 9:32; compare 1 Chronicles 23:29; Nehemiah 10:34, ל׳ מ׳ 2 Chronicles 13:11; opposed to חֹל ל׳ 1 Samuel 21:5 †; תְּנוּפִה ל׳ Leviticus 23:17 wave-loaf; (הַ)בִּכֻּרִים ל׳ Leviticus 23:20; 2 Kings 4:42 bread of first-fruits.
† b. = bread-corn, the material from which bread is made, i.e. wheat, barley, etc.: Genesis 41:54, 55 (E), Genesis 47:13, 15, 17 (twice in verse); Genesis 47:19 (J), Genesis 49:20 (poem in J), Isaiah 28:28; Isaiah 30:23; Isaiah 55:10; Jeremiah 5:17; Ezekiel 48:18; Job 28:5; Proverbs 28:3; Psalm 104:14; הָאָרֶץ ל׳ Numbers 15:19 (P), ארץ ל׳ 2 Kings 18:32 = Isaiah 36:17 †.
2. food in general:
a. of man, Judges 13:16 (kid, Judges 13:15) 1 Samuel 14:24 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 14:28 (honey), 1 Samuel 28:20; 1 Samuel 30:12; Proverbs 22:9; Proverbs 27:27 (twice in verse) (goat's milk) +; לְכָלבָּֿשָׂר נֹתֵן ל׳ Psalm 136:25.
†b. of animals, Proverbs 6:8; Proverbs 30:25; Prov 65:25; Job 24:5 + Psalm 147:9 †.
c. of God (in sacrifices): † אֱלֹהֵיהֶם ל׳ (compare RSSemitic i. 207, 2nd ed., 224) Leviticus 21:6 compare Leviticus 21:8; Leviticus 21:17; Leviticus 21:21; Leviticus 21:22, Leviticus 22:25 (all H), compare Numbers 28:2 (P), Ezekiel 16:19; Ezekiel 44:7, and מְגֹאָל ל׳ Malachi 1:7, also (לי׳) אִשֶּׁה ל׳ Leviticus 3:11, 16; Numbers 28:24 (all P) †.
3. other phrases and figurative uses are:
a. רֶשַׁע ל׳ Proverbs 4:17 (accusative of congnate meaning with verb with לָחַם), probably = food gained by wickedness ׅ || (יִיִן חֲמָסִים, compare שָׁ֑קֶר ל׳ Proverbs 20:17, כְּזָבִים ל׳ Proverbs 23:3; עַצְלוּת ל׳ Proverbs 31:27 = bread of idleness, i.e. unearned; חֻקִּי ל׳ Proverbs 30:8 (opposed to riches and poverty, see חֹק); לַחַץ ל׳ 1 Kings 22:27 = 2 Chronicles 18:26, see לַחַץ below; הָעֲצָבִים ל׳ Psalm 127:2 see II. עֶצָב; אוֺנִים ל׳ Hosea 9:4, see אָוֶן; אֲנָשִׁים ל׳ Ezekiel 24:17, 22 of food offered to mourners, compare Jeremiah 16:7 (where insert ל׳ Greek Version of the LXX Gf Gie); שַׁלַּח לחמך עלפֿני המים Ecclesiastes 11:1 usual interpration of benevolent giving (compare Now); De and others of sea-commerce in bread-stuffs, compare Proverbs 31:14.
b. figurative לַחְמֵנוּ הֵם Numbers 14:9 (JE) our food are they, i.e. we will devour, destroy, them (compare Deuteronomy 7:16); דִּמְעָתִּי ל׳ Psalm 42:4; compare Psalm 80:6 (see אכל above); ל׳ of evil deeds of wicked Job 20:14; עֵץ בְּלַחְמוֺ Jeremiah 11:19 apparently fig.of destroying the prophet and his house, but read probably בְּלֵחוֺ in its freshness (i.e. untimely), so Hi Gf Che Gie (see לֵחַ below לחח above).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3900.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:19; 18:5; 27:17; 31:54; 31:54; 37:25; 41:54; 41:55; 43:25; 43:32; 47:13; 47:15; 47:17; 47:19; 49:20; 49:20

Exodus

16:3; 16:3; 16:8; 16:12; 21:14; 25:30; 29:2; 29:2; 29:23; 29:32; 29:34; 35:13; 39:36; 40:23

Leviticus

3:11; 3:16; 7:13; 8:31; 21:6; 21:8; 21:17; 21:21; 21:22; 22:25; 23:17; 23:18; 23:20; 24:9; 26:26; 26:26

Numbers

4:7; 14:9; 15:19; 21:5; 28:2; 28:24

Deuteronomy

7:16; 8:3; 23:5

Joshua

9:5; 9:12

Judges

7:13; 13:15; 13:16; 19:5

1 Samuel

2:36; 2:36; 9:7; 10:4; 10:4; 14:24; 14:28; 16:20; 17:7; 20:27; 21:4; 21:5; 21:5; 21:7; 21:7; 25:11; 25:18; 28:20; 28:22; 30:12

2 Samuel

6:19; 16:1

1 Kings

7:48; 14:3; 17:6; 17:11; 22:27

2 Kings

4:42; 4:42; 4:42; 18:32

1 Chronicles

9:32; 12:40; 23:29

2 Chronicles

4:19; 13:11; 18:26

Nehemiah

10:34

Job

3:24; 20:14; 24:5; 28:5

Psalms

14:4; 41:10; 42:4; 78:20; 80:6; 104:14; 105:16; 127:2; 136:25; 147:9

Proverbs

4:17; 6:8; 20:17; 22:9; 23:3; 27:27; 28:3; 28:21; 30:8; 30:25; 31:14; 31:27

Ecclesiastes

10:19; 11:1

Isaiah

3:1; 28:28; 30:23; 36:17; 44:15; 44:19; 55:10

Jeremiah

5:17; 11:19; 16:7; 37:21

Ezekiel

4:9; 4:16; 5:16; 13:19; 14:13; 16:19; 24:17; 24:22; 44:7; 48:18

Daniel

10:3

Hosea

9:4; 9:4; 9:4; 9:4

Obadiah

1:7; 1:7

Malachi

1:7

H3899

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Strong's Number H3899 matches the Hebrew לֶחֶם (leḥem),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in 'Gen' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:19 - In the sweat H2188 of thy face H639 shalt thou eat H398 bread, H3899 till H5704 thou return H7725 unto the ground; H127 for out of it wast thou taken: H3947 for dust H6083 thou H859 art, and unto dust H6083 shalt thou return. H7725

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:18 - And Melchizedek H4442 king H4428 of Salem H8004 brought forth H3318 bread H3899 and wine: H3196 and he was the priest H3548 of the most high H5945 God. H410

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:5 - And I will fetch H3947 a morsel H6595 of bread, H3899 and comfort ye H5582 your hearts; H3820 after that H310 ye shall pass on: H5674 for therefore are ye come H5674 to H5921 your servant. H5650 And they said, H1696 So do, H6213 as thou hast said. H559

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:14 - And Abraham H85 rose up early H7925 in the morning, H1242 and took H3947 bread, H3899 and a bottle H2573 of water, H4325 and gave H5414 it unto Hagar, H1904 putting H7760 it on her shoulder, H7926 and the child, H3206 and sent her away: H7971 and she departed, H3212 and wandered H8582 in the wilderness H4057 of Beersheba. H884

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:34 - Then Jacob H3290 gave H5414 Esau H6215 bread H3899 and pottage H5138 of lentiles; H5742 and he did eat H398 and drink, H8354 and rose up, H6965 and went his way: H3212 thus Esau H6215 despised H959 his birthright. H1062

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:17 - And she gave H5414 the savoury meat H4303 and the bread, H3899 which she had prepared, H6213 into the hand H3027 of her son H1121 Jacob. H3290

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:20 - And Jacob H3290 vowed H5087 a vow, H5088 saying, H559 If God H430 will be with me, and will keep me H8104 in this way H1870 that I go, H1980 and will give H5414 me bread H3899 to eat, H398 and raiment H899 to put on, H3847

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:54 - Then Jacob H3290 offered H2076 sacrifice H2077 upon the mount, H2022 and called H7121 his brethren H251 to eat H398 bread: H3899 and they did eat H398 bread, H3899 and tarried all night H3885 in the mount. H2022

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:25 - And they sat down H3427 to eat H398 bread: H3899 and they lifted up H5375 their eyes H5869 and looked, H7200 and, behold, a company H736 of Ishmeelites H3459 came H935 from Gilead H1568 with their camels H1581 bearing H5375 spicery H5219 and balm H6875 and myrrh, H3910 going H1980 to carry it down H3381 to Egypt. H4714

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6 - And he left H5800 all that he had in Joseph's H3130 hand; H3027 and he knew H3045 not ought H3972 he had, save H518 the bread H3899 which he did eat. H398 And Joseph H3130 was a goodly H8389 person, and well H3303 favoured. H4758

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:54 - And the seven H7651 years H8141 of dearth H7458 began H2490 to come, H935 according as Joseph H3130 had said: H559 and the dearth H7458 was in all lands; H776 but in all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 there was bread. H3899

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:55 - And when all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 was famished, H7456 the people H5971 cried H6817 to Pharaoh H6547 for bread: H3899 and Pharaoh H6547 said H559 unto all the Egyptians, H4714 Go H3212 unto Joseph; H3130 what he saith H559 to you, do. H6213

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:25 - And they made ready H3559 the present H4503 against H5704 Joseph H3130 came H935 at noon: H6672 for they heard H8085 that they should eat H398 bread H3899 there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:31 - And he washed H7364 his face, H6440 and went out, H3318 and refrained H662 himself, and said, H559 Set on H7760 bread. H3899

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:32 - And they set on H7760 for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, H4713 which did eat H398 with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians H4713 might H3201 not eat H398 bread H3899 with the Hebrews; H5680 for that is an abomination H8441 unto the Egyptians. H4714

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:23 - And to his father H1 he sent H7971 after this H2063 manner; ten H6235 asses H2543 laden H5375 with the good things H2898 of Egypt, H4714 and ten H6235 she asses H860 laden H5375 with corn H1250 and bread H3899 and meat H4202 for his father H1 by the way. H1870

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:12 - And Joseph H3130 nourished H3557 his father, H1 and his brethren, H251 and all his father's H1 household, H1004 with bread, H3899 according H6310 to their families. H2945

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:13 - And there was no bread H3899 in all the land; H776 for the famine H7458 was very H3966 sore, H3515 so that the land H776 of Egypt H4714 and all the land H776 of Canaan H3667 fainted H3856 by reason H6440 of the famine. H7458

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:15 - And when money H3701 failed H8552 in the land H776 of Egypt, H4714 and in the land H776 of Canaan, H3667 all the Egyptians H4714 came H935 unto Joseph, H3130 and said, H559 Give H3051 us bread: H3899 for why should we die H4191 in thy presence? for the money H3701 faileth. H656

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:17 - And they brought H935 their cattle H4735 unto Joseph: H3130 and Joseph H3130 gave H5414 them bread H3899 in exchange for horses, H5483 and for the flocks, H6629 and for the cattle H4735 of the herds, H1241 and for the asses: H2543 and he fed H5095 them with bread H3899 for all their cattle H4735 for that year. H8141

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:19 - Wherefore shall we die H4191 before thine eyes, H5869 both we and our land? H127 buy H7069 us and our land H127 for bread, H3899 and we and our land H127 will be servants H5650 unto Pharaoh: H6547 and give H5414 us seed, H2233 that we may live, H2421 and not die, H4191 that the land H127 be not desolate. H3456

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:20 - Out of Asher H836 his bread H3899 shall be fat, H8082 and he shall yield H5414 royal H4428 dainties. H4574
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