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H3899Hלֶ֫חֶםle.chem

food: breadPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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a Meaning of H3899G
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Occurrences by book

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

Renderings

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Other meanings of H3899

  • H3899Gלֶ֫חֶםle.chemfoodH:N-MOccurrences: 72
  • H3899Iלֶ֫חֶםle.chemfood: allowanceH:N-MOccurrences: 5

221 occurrences in 206 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Proverbs 20:17

    Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

    לֶ֣חֶם Le.chem “food of”

  2. Proverbs 22:9

    He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

    מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ (לַּחְמ֣) lach.M “food”

  3. Proverbs 23:6

    Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;

    לֶ֭חֶם Le.chem “[the] food of”

  4. Proverbs 25:21

    If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink;

    לָ֑חֶם La.chem “food”

  5. Proverbs 28:19

    He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.

    לָ֑חֶם La.chem “food”

  6. Proverbs 28:21

    To have respect of persons is not good; for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.

    לֶ֝֗חֶם Le.chem “bread”

  7. Proverbs 31:27

    She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

    וְלֶ֥חֶם (לֶ֥חֶם) Le.chem “[the] bread of”

  8. Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

    לַחְמֶ֔ךָ (לַחְמֶ֔) lach.Me. “food”

  9. Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

    לֶ֙חֶם֙ le.chem “food”

  10. Ecclesiastes 10:19

    A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

    לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem “food”

  11. Ecclesiastes 11:1

    Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days.

    לַחְמְךָ֖ (לַחְמְ) lach.me. “bread”

  12. Isaiah 3:1

    For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, every stay of bread, and every stay of water;

    לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem “food”

  13. Isaiah 3:7

    In that day shall he swear, saying: 'I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor a mantle; ye shall not make me ruler of a people.'

    לֶ֖חֶם Le.chem “[is] food”

  14. Isaiah 4:1

    And seven women shall take hold of one man in that day, saying: 'We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel; only let us be called by thy name; take thou away our reproach.'

    לַחְמֵ֣נוּ (לַחְמֵ֣) lach.Me. “own food”

  15. Isaiah 21:14

    Unto him that is thirsty bring ye water! The inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitive with his bread.

    בְּלַחְמ֖וֹ (לַחְמ֖) lach.M “bread”

  16. Isaiah 28:28

    Is bread corn crushed? Nay, he will not ever be threshing it; and though the roller of his wagon and its sharp edges move noisily, he doth not crush it.

    לֶ֣חֶם Le.chem “bread”

  17. Isaiah 30:20

    And though the Lord give you sparing bread and scant water, yet shall not thy Teacher hide Himself any more, but thine eyes shall see thy Teacher;

    לֶ֥חֶם Le.chem “bread”

  18. Isaiah 30:23

    And He will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground, and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous; in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.

    וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ (לֶ֙חֶם֙) Le.chem “[will be] food”

  19. Isaiah 33:16

    He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given, his waters shall be sure.

    לַחְמ֣וֹ (לַחְמ֣) lach.M “food”

  20. Isaiah 36:17

    until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

    לֶ֖חֶם Le.chem “bread”

  21. Isaiah 44:15

    Then a man useth it for fuel; and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

    לָ֑חֶם La.chem “bread”

  22. Isaiah 44:19

    And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say: 'I have burned the half of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh and eaten it; and shall I make the residue thereo

    לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem “bread”

  23. Isaiah 51:14

    He that is bent down shall speedily be loosed; and he shall not go down dying into the pit, neither shall his bread fail.

    לַחְמֽוֹ׃ (לַחְמֽ) lach.M “food”

  24. Isaiah 55:2

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your gain for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

    לֶ֔חֶם Le.chem “bread”

  25. Isaiah 55:10

    For as the rain cometh down and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, except it water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

    וְלֶ֖חֶם (לֶ֖חֶם) Le.chem “bread”