Strongs H3899

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לֶחֶם (lechem) n-m (lekh'-em)
Source: from H3898; See also H1036
Meaning: food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
KJV: (shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

l.bi.ab

לֶ֫חֶם 296 occurrences n.m. and (rarely) f. bread, food

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 277:

JOS 9:5

OET-LV: 5 And_sandals worn _out and_patched were_on_feet _of_their and_garments worn _out were_on_them and_all/each/any/every the _bread _of their _sustenance _of_their it _was _dried _up it _was crumbs. (JOS_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 They found worn-out sandals that had been patched, and wore worn-out clothes. All the food that they took for the journey was already dry and disintegrating into crumbs. (JOS 9:5)

JER 5:17

OET-LV: 17 And_he/it _will _eat harvest _of_your and_food _of_your they _will _devour sons _of_your and_daughters _of_your it _will _devour flock[s]_of_your and_herd[s]_of_your it _will _devour vine[s]_of_your and_your _fig _of_tree[s] it _will _shatter the _cities _of your(pl)_fortifications _of_your which you are_trusting in_them with_sword. (JER_5:17)

OET-RV: 17 It will consume your grain and your food.
⇔ They’ll devour your sons and daughters, and your flocks and your cattle.
⇔ They’ll strip your grapevines and your fig trees.
⇔ With their swords, they’ll shatter your fortified cities that you were trusting in. (JER 5:17)

SA1 28:20

OET-LV: 20 And_ Shāʼūl/(Saul) _he _made _haste and_ the _fullness _of _he _fell his _stature _of_his towards_land and_he _was _afraid exceedingly from_the _words/messages _of Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) also strength not it _was in_him/it if/because not he _had _eaten food all _of the_day and_all the_night. (SA1_28:20)

OET-RV: 20 Sha’ul, who’d been standing immediately toppled right over and crashed to the ground—he was very scared by Shemuel’s words, plus he didn’t have much strength because he hadn’t eaten for twenty-four hours. (SA1 28:20)

EZE 14:13

OET-LV: 13 Oh _son _of humankind a _land if/because it _will _sin to_me by_acting _unfaithfully unfaithfulness and_I _will _stretch _out hand _of_my on/upon_it(f) and_I _will _break to/for_her/it staff _of bread and_I _will _send on_it famine and_I _will _cut _off from_her/it humankind and_animal[s]. (EZE_14:13)

OET-RV: 13 “Son of humanity, when a country sins against me by choosing to worship other gods, so that I decide to take action against it, then I’ll break the cycle of food production and send a famine out over it. I’ll punish both people and animals from that land (EZE 14:13)

PRO 28:19

OET-LV: 19 one _who_tills _of land _of_his he _will _be _satisfied food and_one _who_pursues worthless_things he _will _be _satisfied poverty. (PRO_28:19)

OET-RV: 19 The person working their land will have enough food,
⇔ ^ but those wasting their time will have their fill of poverty. (PRO 28:19)

KI1 5:23

OET-LV: 23  servants _of_my they _will _bring_them_down from (the)_Ləⱱānōn sea_to_the and_I I_will _make _them rafts on_sea to the_place which you _will _send to_me and_I_will _break _them _up there and_you(ms) you _will _carry_them_away and_you(ms) you _will _do DOM desire _of_my by_giving the _food _of my _household _of_my. (KI1_5:23)

GEN 39:6

OET-LV: 6 And_he _left all _of that to_him/it in_the _hand _of Yōşēf and_not he _knew with_him/it anything if/because (if) the_food which he was_eating and_he/it _was Yōşēf handsome _of form and_handsome _of appearance. (GEN_39:6)

OET-RV: 6 Potifar left all his belonging in Yosef’s charge, so much so that he didn’t have to think about anything else beyond what he wanted to eat.
¶ Now Yosef had developed into a well-built and handsome young man, (GEN 39:6)

JOB 20:14

OET-LV: 14 Food _of_his in_his _inward _of_parts it _is _changed venom _of cobras is_in_his _inward _of_part[s]. (JOB_20:14)

OET-RV: 14 But that food changes in their stomachs.
⇔ ≈ It becomes like snake venom inside them. (JOB 20:14)

PRO 9:5

OET-LV: 5 Come eat in_food _of_my and_drink in_the_wine which_I _have _mixed. (PRO_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 “Come and eat my bread,
⇔ ≈ and drink the wine I’ve mixed. (PRO 9:5)

RUT 1:6

OET-LV: 6 And_she/it _arose she and_daughters-in-law _of_her and_she _returned from_the _region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ if/because she _had _heard in_the _region _of Mōʼāⱱ if/because _that he _had _visited YHWH DOM people _of_his by_giving to/for_them food. (RUT_1:6)

OET-RV: 6 One day Naomi was in the countryside there in Moab when she heard someone telling about how Yahweh had helped his people in Yisrael and that now they had plenty of food, so she got ready to return to Beyt-Lehem with her two daughters-in-law. (RUT 1:6)

PSA 42:4

OET-LV: 4  it _has _been to/for_me tear[s]_of_my food by _day and_night when_say to_me all _of the_day where god _of_is_your. (PSA_42:4)

OET-RV: 4 These things I remember, and I pour out my soul within myself.
⇔ I travelled with the crowd and accompanied them to God’s residence
⇔ with shouts of joy and praise—a multitude celebrating a festival. (PSA 42:4)

PRO 31:27

OET-LV: 27 she _is_watching _over the _goings _of her _household _of_her and_the_bread _of laziness not she _eats. (PRO_31:27)

OET-RV: 27 She keeps an eye on the comings and goings of her household,
⇔ and she doesn’t indulge in laziness. (PRO 31:27)

JOB 22:7

OET-LV: 7 Not water the_weary you _have _given _to _drink and_from_the_hungry you _have _withheld bread. (JOB_22:7)

OET-RV: 7 You never gave exhausted people anything to drink,
⇔ ≈ and you refused to give food to those who were hungry. (JOB 22:7)

EXO 16:3

OET-LV: 3 And_they _said to_them the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who will _he _give died_we by_the _hand _of YHWH in_land of _Miʦrayim when_sat_we at the _pot _of the _meat when_ate_we food to_abundance if/because you(pl)_have _brought _out us into the_wilderness the_this to_put _to _death DOM all _of the_assembly the_this by_hunger. (EXO_16:3)

OET-RV: 3 saying, “If only Yahweh had killed us in Egypt, where we’d be sitting by a pot of meat eating bread until we’re full, because you’ve brought us out into this wilderness to starve us all to death.” (EXO 16:3)

DEU 16:3

OET-LV: 3 Not you _will _eat on/upon/above_him/it leaven seven _of days you _will _eat on/upon/above_him/it unleavened _bread(s) bread _of affliction if/because in_haste you _came _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim so _that you _may _remember DOM the _day _of your _coming _out from_the _land _of Miʦrayim all _of the _days _of your(ms)_life. (DEU_16:3)

OET-RV: 3 Don’t eat any leavened bread with it. For seven days, you must eat flat bread (the bread of suffering) because you came out of Egypt in a rush. That’s how you should remember the day of your exit from Egypt for the rest of your life. (DEU 16:3)

LEV 26:5

OET-LV: 5 And_it _will _reach to/for_you(pl) threshing DOM grape _harvest and_grape _harvest it _will _reach DOM seed and_you(pl)_will _eat bread _of_your(pl) to_abundance and_you(pl)_will _dwell to_security in_land _of_your(pl). (LEV_26:5)

OET-RV: 5 The grain threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvesting will continue until it’s time to plant new crops, and so you’ll all have plenty of food and you’ll live securely there on your land. (LEV 26:5)

NUM 21:5

OET-LV: 5 And_he/it _spoke the_people against_god and_against_Mosheh why have_you(pl)_brought _us _up from_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_die in_wilderness if/because there_is_not food and_there_is_not water and_self _of_our it _loathes (in)_food (the)_worthless. (NUM_21:5)

OET-RV: 5 and they started to grumble against God and against Mosheh, “Why did you two bring us out of Egypt just to die in the wilderness, because there’s no bread and no water, and our insides detest that tasteless ‘stuff’?” (NUM 21:5)

EZE 18:7

OET-LV: 7 And_anyone not he _oppressed pledge _of_his a _debt he _returned robbery not he _robbed food _of_his to_the_hungry he _gave and_the_naked he _covered clothing. (EZE_18:7)

OET-RV: 7 who doesn’t oppress anyone, who gives back to debtors what they put up as security for loans, who doesn’t steal but rather gives his food to the hungry and gives clothes to those without them, (EZE 18:7)

PRO 28:3

OET-LV: 3 A _man poor and_one _who_oppresses poor_people rain which_prostrates and_there_is_not food. (PRO_28:3)

OET-RV: 3 Someone who’s poor but oppresses other poor people,
⇔ is like driving rain when you have nothing to eat. (PRO 28:3)

KI1 13:23

OET-LV: 23 And_he/it _was after ate_he bread and_after drank_he and_he _saddled to_him/it the_donkey for_prophet whom bring _back_had _brought _him _back. (KI1_13:23)

OET-RV: 23 After the meal was finished, the old prophet saddled the donkey for the prophet that he’d brought back, (KI1 13:23)

SA1 20:34

OET-LV: 34 and_ Yōnātān _he/it _rose _up from_with the_table in_the_heat _of anger and_not he _ate in/on_day of_the _new _moon the_second food if/because he _was _grieved concerning Dāvid if/because he_had _put _him _to _shame his/its_father. (SA1_20:34)

OET-RV: 34 Yonatan angrily got up from the table. He didn’t eat any food that second day of the celebration—he was upset about David because his father had dishonoured him. (SA1 20:34)

SA2 3:29

OET-LV: 29 Let _them _whirl over the _head _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and_near/to all _of the _house _of his/its_father and_not let _him _be _cut _off from_the _house _of Yōʼāⱱ one _who_suffers _a _discharge and_one _who_has _a _skin _disease and_one _who_takes _hold on_spindle and_one _who_falls by_sword and_one_lacking _of bread. (SA2_3:29)

OET-RV: 29 May Yoav’s extended family continually suffer from sores or leprosy, and be forced into manual labour or be killed in battle, or run out of food to eat.” (SA2 3:29)

GEN 47:19

OET-LV: 19 To/for_what will _we _die to_eyes _of_your both we as _well _as land _of_our buy us and_DOM land _of_our for_food and_we _will _be we and_land _of_our slaves of_Parˊoh and_give seed so_that _we _may _live and_not we _will _die and_the_land not it _will _be _desolate. (GEN_47:19)

OET-RV: 19 Why should we die right in front of you—both we and our land? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we and our land will be slaves to Far’oh. And give us seed so that we’ll live and not die, and so that the land won’t be barren.” (GEN 47:19)

GEN 43:25

OET-LV: 25 And_they _prepared DOM the_gift until came Yōşēf at_noon(s) if/because they _had _heard if/because _that there they _will _eat food. (GEN_43:25)

OET-RV: 25 Then they got theirs gifts ready for when Yosef would arrive at midday, because they’d heard that they would be given lunch there. (GEN 43:25)

JER 11:19

OET-LV: 19 And_I had_been_like _a _lamb a _tame _one which_it _is _led to_slaughter and_not I _knew if/because _that on_me they _had _planned plans let _us _destroy the_tree with_bread _of_its and_let_us _cut _him _off from_the_land _of the_living and_his/its_name not may _it _be _remembered again. (JER_11:19)

OET-RV: 19 I was like a tame lamb being led to be slaughtered, and I didn’t know that they had made plans against me, saying, ‘Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit, and cut him off from the land of the living. Then his name won’t be remembered any longer.’ (JER 11:19)

EXO 25:30

OET-LV: 30 And_you _will _put on the_table bread _of presence to/for_my_face/front continually. (EXO_25:30)

OET-RV: 30 You must keep sacred bread on the table continually in front of me. (EXO 25:30)

PSA 127:2

OET-LV: 2 Vanity to/for_you(pl) who_rise _early _of (of)_to _rise who_delay _of (of)_to _sit who_eat _of (of)_the _bread _of (the)_hard _labours thus he _gives to_his _beloved _of_one sleep. (PSA_127:2)

OET-RV: 2 It’s pointless getting up early, then coming home late,
⇔ or working so hard to get your food,
⇔ because Yahweh provides for those he loves even while they’re asleep. (PSA 127:2)

EXO 18:12

OET-LV: 12 And_ Yitrō _he/it _took the _father-in-law _of Mosheh a _burnt _offering and_sacrifices to_god and_ ʼAhₐron _he _came and_all/each/any/every the _elders _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_eat food with the _father-in-law _of Mosheh to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_ʼElohīm. (EXO_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then Mosheh’s father-in-law Yetro made a burnt offering as well as sacrifices to God, and Aharon and all of the Israeli elders came to eat bread with Mosheh’s father-in-law in God’s presence. (EXO 18:12)

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