לַחְמָֽ/הּ

𐤋𐤇𐤌/𐤄

lachemah

her 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.

H3899

Proverbs 31:14 · Word #6

Lexicon H3899

Lemmaלֶחֶם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤋𐤇𐤌
Transliterationlechem
Strong'sH3899
In-contexther food

Morphology HNcbsc/Sp3fs 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3899-14

her bread-sustenance

Rootלחם (l-ḥ-m)
Core Meaningsbread, food, sustenance, provision
Semantic RangeLiteral bread, grain for making bread, food in general, provisions, sustenance, and by extension livelihood or that which sustains life.
Conceptual SignificanceBread is the primary staple of life in the biblical world, symbolizing daily provision, dependence on God, covenant fellowship (as in shared bread), and the basic sustenance granted by YHWH.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular noun in construct form (לַחְם־) with 3rd feminine singular suffix (־הּ), meaning "her bread/food."
Rendering Rationaleלֶחֶם denotes bread as the fundamental staple and by extension food or sustenance in general. The form לַחְמָהּ is singular in construct with a 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix, hence "her." Rendering it "her bread-sustenance" preserves the concrete sense of bread while reflecting its broader sense of personal provision.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root לחם (bread, food, sustenance, provision)

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