3899 – לֶ֫חֶם (lechem)

food

Type:	Noun Noun   masc. ♂ masculine
Category:	Human  Food
Hebrew:	לֶ֫חֶם (lechem)
Pronunciation:	le-chem    Listen
Gematria:	638(30 + 8 + 600)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	from H3898a (לָחַם) See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)
Usage:	298 times in OT

Description

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

Synonyms

לֶ֫חֶם	lechem	♂	H3899	(298 ggr)	food
חַלָּה	challah	♀	H2471	(14 ggr)	bun
כִּכָּר	kikar	♀	H3603	(68 ggr)	talent
מַצָּה	matsah	♀	H4682	(53 ggr)	unleavened bread
רָקִיק	raqiq	♂	H7550	(8 ggr)	flatbread

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Origin

from H3898a (לָחַם) See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה):

לָחַם

lacham

H3898a

to fight

Word root

Word with lechem as root:

בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם	Bejt lechem	H1035	Beth-lehem
יָשֻׁ֫בִי לָ֑חֶם	Jashovi lechem	H3433	Jashubi-lehem
לַחְמִי	Lachmi	H3902	Lahmi
לַחְמָס	Lachmas	H3903	Lahmas

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word lechem was translated to the following:

ἄριστον	ariston	G0712	dinner
ἄρτος	artos	G0740	bread
βίος	bios	G0979	life
δεῖ	dei	G1163	must
δεῖπνον	deipnon	G1173	supper
δοχή	doche	G1403	feast
δῶρον	doron	G1435	gift
ζωή	zoe	G2222	life
μασσάομαι	massaomai	G3145	gnaw
σῖτος	sitos	G4621	wheat
τράπεζα	trapeza	G5132	table
τροφή	trophe	G5160	meat

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