Lechem — H3899

H3899 · Hebrew — לחם

Pronunciation: lekh'-em

Definition

masculine noun

food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

  1. bread, food, grain
    1. bread
      1. bread
      2. bread-corn
    2. food (in general)

Usually translated as

bread, food, meat, shewbread, victuals, eat, fruit, loaf

Origin

from H3898; See also H1036

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Lechem occurs 298 times in 277 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (22), Exodus (20), Leviticus (22), Numbers (6), Deuteronomy (8), Joshua (2), Judges (7), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (22), 2 Samuel (11), 1 Kings (22), 2 Kings (6), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (3), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (6), Job (11), Psalms (19), Proverbs (22), Ecclesiastes (4), Isaiah (16), Jeremiah (9), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (19), Daniel (1), Hosea (2), Amos (3), Obadiah (1), Haggai (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — L