לָֽחֶם
𐤋𐤇𐤌
lachem
food
from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
1 Kings 21:4 · Word #29
Lexicon H3899
| Lemma | לֶחֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | lechem |
| Strong's | H3899 |
| In-context | food |
Morphology HNcbsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | b — Both — Both (masculine and feminine) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3899-10
bread
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in the absolute state (HNcbsa). No article or pronominal suffix is present in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine singular absolute common noun, so it is rendered simply as "bread" in the singular. The rendering preserves the basic sense of לֶחֶם as staple food, while recognizing its derivation from לחם, reflecting the cultural idea of bread as that for which one labors or struggles. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לחם (to fight, to wage war, to struggle; by extension food, that for which one strives)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3899-01 |
balachem | in the bread |
H3899-02 |
balechem | in the bread |
H4421-01 |
bamilechamah | in the fighting |
Word Usage (299 occurrences of H3899)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:19 | לֶ֔חֶם | lechem | bread |
| Genesis 14:18 | לֶ֣חֶם | lechem | bread |
| Genesis 18:5 | לֶ֜חֶם | lechem | of bread |