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H3899Gלֶ֫חֶםle.chem

foodPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 11
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 1
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. 1
  8. 1
  9. 7
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 4
  13. 1
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 4
  19. 5
  20. 8
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 1
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. 3
  27. 1
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. 1

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Other meanings of H3899

  • H3899Hלֶ֫חֶםle.chemfood: breadH:N-MOccurrences: 221
  • H3899Iלֶ֫חֶםle.chemfood: allowanceH:N-MOccurrences: 5

72 occurrences in 67 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 37:25

    And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt.

    לֶחֶם֒ le.Chem “bread”

  2. Genesis 39:6

    And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.

    הַלֶּ֖חֶם (לֶּ֖חֶם) Le.chem “food”

  3. Genesis 43:31

    And he washed his face, and came out; and he refrained himself, and said: 'Set on bread.'

    לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem “food”

  4. Genesis 43:32

    And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

    לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem “food”

  5. Genesis 47:12

    And Joseph sustained his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to the want of their little ones.

    לֶ֖חֶם Le.chem “food”

  6. Genesis 47:13

    And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished by reason of the famine.

    וְלֶ֤חֶם (לֶ֤חֶם) Le.chem “[was] food”

  7. Genesis 47:15

    And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: 'Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.'

    לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem “food”

  8. Genesis 47:17

    And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses; and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.

    לֶ֜חֶם Le.chem “food”בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ (לֶּ֙חֶם֙) Le.chem “food”

  9. Genesis 47:19

    Wherefore should we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be bondmen unto Pharaoh; and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land be not desolate.'

    בַּלָּ֑חֶם (לָּ֑חֶם) La.chem “food”

  10. Genesis 49:20

    As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.

    לַחְמ֑וֹ (לַחְמ֑) lach.M “food”

  11. Leviticus 3:11

    And the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

    לֶ֥חֶם Le.chem “food of”

  12. Leviticus 3:16

    And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD'S.

    לֶ֤חֶם Le.chem “food of”

  13. Leviticus 22:7

    And when the sun is down, he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat of the holy things, because it is his bread.

    לַחְמ֖וֹ (לַחְמ֖) lach.M “[is] food”

  14. Leviticus 22:11

    But if a priest buy any soul, the purchase of his money, he may eat of it; and such as are born in his house, they may eat of his bread.

    בְלַחְמֽוֹ׃ (לַחְמֽ) lach.M “food”

  15. Leviticus 22:13

    But if a priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she may eat of her father's bread; but there shall no common man eat thereof.

    מִלֶּ֥חֶם (לֶּ֥חֶם) Le.chem “[the] food of”

  16. Numbers 21:5

    And the people spoke against God, and against Moses: 'Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.'

    לֶ֙חֶם֙ le.chem “[is] food”בַּלֶּ֖חֶם (לֶּ֖חֶם) Le.chem “food”

  17. Numbers 28:2

    Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: My food which is presented unto Me for offerings made by fire, of a sweet savour unto Me, shall ye observe to offer unto Me in its due season.

    לַחְמִ֜י (לַחְמִ֜) lach.M “food”

  18. Numbers 28:24

    After this manner ye shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; it shall be offered beside the continual burnt-offering, and the drink-offering thereof.

    לֶ֛חֶם Le.chem “food of”

  19. Deuteronomy 10:18

    He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

    לֶ֥חֶם Le.chem “food”

  20. Judges 13:16

    And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah: 'Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD.' For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of the LORD.

    בְּלַחְמֶ֔ךָ (לַחְמֶ֔) lach.Me. “food”

  21. Ruth 1:6

    Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the field of Moab; for she had heard in the field of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His people in giving them bread.

    לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem “food”

  22. 1 Samuel 14:24

    And the men of Israel were distressed that day; but Saul adjured the people, saying: 'Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies.' So none of the people tasted food.

    לֶ֜חֶם Le.chem “food”לָֽחֶם׃ La.chem “food”

  23. 1 Samuel 14:28

    Then answered one of the people, and said: 'Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.'

    לֶ֖חֶם Le.chem “food”

  24. 1 Samuel 20:24

    So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to the meal to eat.

    הַלֶּ֖חֶם (לֶּ֖חֶם) Le.chem “food”

  25. 1 Samuel 20:27

    And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David's place was empty; and Saul said unto Jonathan his son: 'Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to the meal, neither yesterday, nor to-day?'

    הַלָּֽחֶם׃ (לָּֽחֶם) La.chem “food”