לֶחֶם (lechem) — Bread
Hebrew word study: לֶחֶם (lechem), Strong's H3899. food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
KJV translation words: (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
Strong's H3899 is tagged on 297 words in 276 verses across 30 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:19 and last appears in Malachi 1:7.
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Verses (first 25 of 276)
- Genesis 3:19 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 14:18 — לֶחֶם — bread
- Genesis 18:5 — לֶחֶם — bread
- Genesis 21:14 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 25:34 — לֶחֶם — bread
- Genesis 27:17 — הַלֶּחֶם — the bread
- Genesis 28:20 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 31:54 — לָחֶם — food
- Genesis 37:25 — לֶחֶם — bread
- Genesis 39:6 — הַלֶּחֶם — the food
- Genesis 41:54 — לָחֶם — food
- Genesis 41:55 — לַלָּחֶם — for the food
- Genesis 43:25 — לָחֶם — food
- Genesis 43:31 — לָחֶם — food
- Genesis 43:32 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 45:23 — וָלֶחֶם — and food
- Genesis 47:12 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 47:13 — וְלֶחֶם — and was food
- Genesis 47:15 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 47:17 — לֶחֶם — food
- Genesis 47:19 — בַּלָּחֶם — for the food
- Genesis 49:20 — לַחְמוֹ — food his
- Exodus 2:20 — לָחֶם — food
- Exodus 16:3 — לֶחֶם — food
- Exodus 16:4 — לֶחֶם — bread
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H3898 לָחַם (lâcham), H1036 בֵּית לְעַפְרָה (Bêyth lᵉ-ʻAphrâh).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1035 בֵּית לֶחֶם (Bêyth Lechem), H3433 יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם (Yâshubîy Lechem), H3900 לְחֶם (lᵉchem), H3902 לַחְמִי (Lachmîy), H3903 לַחְמָס (Lachmâç).
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Frequently asked questions
What does lechem (H3899) mean?
Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it).
How is H3899 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3899 as: (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals..
How often does לֶחֶם (lechem) appear?
Strong's H3899 is tagged on 297 words in 276 verses across 30 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:19 and last appears in Malachi 1:7.
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