לֶ֫חֶם

le.chemNoun (Masculine)H3899

food

From: from H3898 (לָחַם); See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)

Short Definition

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

Full Lexicon Entry

food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

261 times

Appears 261 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
22
Leviticus
22
Proverbs
22
1 Kings
20
Exodus
20

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:3
  • 2 Samuel 12:20
  • Ezk 24:17
  • Judges 13:16
  • Leviticus 8:26

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.