הַ/לֶּ֔חֶם
𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤌
halechem
the bread
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.
Exodus 16:15 · Word #19
Lexicon H3899
| Lemma | לֶחֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | lechem |
| Strong's | H3899 |
| In-context | the bread |
Morphology HTd/Ncbsa
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 H3899-07
the sustaining-bread
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־). From the root לחם, functioning here as a substantive meaning bread or food. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a masculine singular noun with the definite article ("the") in the absolute state. "Sustaining-bread" preserves the concrete sense of bread while reflecting the root idea of that which is consumed for sustenance, maintaining both the definiteness and singularity of the Hebrew form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לחם (to fight, to consume, to feed, sustenance, bread)
| 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 |