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OSHB Jdg 19:1 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Strongs=1035 Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’
word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Year=-1406

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Other uses (21) of identical word form לֶחֶם (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘לֶחֶם’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 2 different glosses: ‘-lehem’, ‘food/grain/bread’.

JDG 17:7 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 17:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 and_he/it _was a _young _man from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_the _tribe _of Yəhūdāh and_he was_a _Lēviyyiy and_he was_sojourning there. (JDG_17:7)

OET-RV: 7 Now there was a young Levite man from the family of Yehudah who’d been staying in Bethlehem (in Yehudah). (JDG 17:7)

JDG 17:8 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 17:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 And_he/it _went the_man from_the_city from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh to_sojourn in_where he _will _find and_he _came the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim to the _house _of Mīkāh for_doing its_road/course. (JDG_17:8)

OET-RV: 8 He left Bethlehem to find another place to say, and on his way, he ended up arriving at Micah’s place in the Efrayimite hill country. (JDG 17:8)

JDG 17:9 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 17:9 word 11

OET-LV: 9 And_he/it _said to_him/it Mīkāh from_where do _you _come and_he/it _said to_him/it am_a _Lēviyyiy I from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_I am_going to_sojourn in_where I _will _find. (JDG_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 “Where have you come from?” Micah asked him.
¶ “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” he replied, “and I’m trying to find a good place to stay a while.” (JDG 17:9)

JDG 19:2 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 19:2 word 11

OET-LV: 2 And_she _was _angry on/upon/above_him/it concubine _of_his and_she _went from_with_him to the _house _of her _father _of_of to Bēyt- leḩem Yəhūdāh and_it _became there days four months. (JDG_19:2)

OET-RV: 2 However, she started sleeping around, and then she left him and went to her father’s house in Bethlehem where she ended up staying for four months. (JDG 19:2)

JDG 19:18 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 19:18 word 6

OET-LV: 18 And_he/it _said to_him/it are_passing we from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to the _remotest _parts _of the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim from_there I and_I _went to Bēyt- leḩem Yəhūdāh and_DOM the _house _of YHWH I am_going and_there_was_not anyone who _was_receiving me to_the_house. (JDG_19:18)

OET-RV: 18 “We’re passing through from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” the Levite replied. “Going to the remote parts of the Efrayimite hill country where I’m from. I went to Bethlehem, and I’m going to Shiloh where Yahweh’s house is. However, no one here has invited us into their home. (JDG 19:18)

JDG 19:18 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 19:18 word 17

RUTH 1:1 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB RUTH 1:1 word 11

OET-LV: 1 And_he/it _was in_the _days _of the _judging of_the _judges and_he/it _was a _famine on _the_earth and_he/it _went a _man from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_sojourn in_the _region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ he and_his/its_woman/wife and_the _two _of sons _of_his. (RUT_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 Back in the time when the tribal leaders ruled Yisrael (Israel), there was a drought which caused a shortage of food, so a man from the town of Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem) in the Yehudah (Judah) region went to live in the country of Moab for a while, taking his wife and their two sons. (RUT 1:1)

RUTH 1:2 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB RUTH 1:2 word 14

OET-LV: 2 And_name _of the_man was_ʼElīmelek and_name _of his/its_wife/woman was_Nāˊₒmī and_name _of the _two _of sons _of_his was_Maḩlōn and_Kilion ʼEfrātī from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_they _came the _region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ and_they _were there. (RUT_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 The man’s name was Elimelek and he was married to Naomi, and their sons’ names were Mahlon and Kilion. (They were part of the clan of Efratah from Beyt-Lehem in Yehudah.) They travelled to the Moab countryside and lived there. (RUT 1:2)

RUTH 1:19 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB RUTH 1:19 word 10

OET-LV: 19 And_they _went the _two _of_of _them until they_came Bēyt- leḩem and_he/it _was just_as_they _came Bēyt- leḩem and_ all _of _it _was _stirred the_city on_them and_they(f)_said is_this Nāˊₒmī. (RUT_1:19)

OET-RV: 19 So the two of them travelled on until they reached Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem). When they entered Beyt-Lehem, the whole town was curious about them, and the women began asking, “Is that Naomi?” (RUT 1:19)

RUTH 1:22 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB RUTH 1:22 word 13

OET-LV: 22 And_ Nāˊₒmī _she _returned and_Rūt the _Mōʼāⱱite_woman daughter-in-law _of_her with_her/it who_she _returned from_the _region(s)_of Mōʼāⱱ and_they they _came Bēyt- leḩem at_the_beginning _of the_harvest _of barley(s). (RUT_1:22)

OET-RV: 22 And so Naomi had returned to Yisrael (Israel), along with her daughter-in-law, Ruth the Moabitess, and they arrived there in Beyt-Lehem at the start of the barley harvest. (RUT 1:22)

RUTH 2:4 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB RUTH 2:4 word 5

OET-LV: 4 And_see/lo/see Boˊaz was_coming from food/grain/bread and_he/it _said to_harvesters YHWH be_with_you(pl) and_they _said to_him/it may_he _bless _you YHWH. (RUT_2:4)

OET-RV: 4 Just then, Boaz arrived from the town and greeted the harvesters, “May Yahweh be with you,” to which they replied, “May Yahweh bless you also.” (RUT 2:4)

1 SAM 17:12 word gloss=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:12 word 7

OET-LV: 12 and_Dāvid was_a _son _of a _man an _ʼEfrātī the_this from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_his/its_name was_Yishay/(Jesse) and_to/for_him/it eight sons and_the_man in_the _days _of Shāʼūl he _was _old he _had _gone among_men. (SA1_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 Now David was the son of Yishay (from the Efrat clan, he lived in Bethlehem in Yehudah) who had eight sons, and by Sha’ul’s time, was quite old compared to other men. (SA1 17:12)

1 SAM 20:6 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 1 SAM 20:6 word 12

OET-LV: 6 If actually _(miss) he_will _miss _me I _will _show_you(ms) and_you _will _say urgently _(ask) he _asked _for _himself from_me Dāvid to_run Bēyt- leḩem city _of_his if/because the _sacrifice _of the_days is_there to/from_all/each/any/every the_clan. (SA1_20:6)

OET-RV: 6 If your father misses me, then tell him, ‘David begged me to let him go to his home in Bethlehem, to join his clan for their yearly sacrifice.’ (SA1 20:6)

2 SAM 23:15 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:15 word 9

OET-LV: 15 And_ Dāvid _he _desired and_he _said who will_he _give _me _to _drink water from_the _well _of Bēyt- leḩem which is_at_gate. (SA2_23:15)

OET-RV: 15 David was thirsty one day and asked, “Who’ll get me a drink of water from the Beyt-Lehem well by the gate?” (SA2 23:15)

2 SAM 23:16 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:16 word 10

OET-LV: 16 And_they _broke _through the _three _of the_powerful/mighty(pl) in_the _camp _of the_Fəlishtiy and_they _drew water from_the _well _of Bēyt- leḩem which was_at_gate and_they _carried_them and_they _brought_them to Dāvid and_not he _was _willing to_drink_them and_he _poured _out DOM_them to/for_YHWH. (SA2_23:16)

OET-RV: 16 So the three powerful warriors broke through the Philistine camp and got water from the Beyt-Lehem well near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he wouldn’t drink it—pouring it out instead as an offering to Yahweh, (SA2 23:16)

1 CHR 2:54 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 1 CHR 2:54 word 4

OET-LV: 54 the _sons _of Salmāʼ were_Bēyt- lehem and_the_Nəţofātī[s] ˊAţrōt _Bēyt- Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) ˊAţrōt _Bēyt- and _(the)_half _of the _Mānaḩatite[s] the_Zorite[s]. (CH1_2:54)

OET-RV: 54 Salma’s descendants were the people of Beyt-Lehem, the Netofatites, the clan of Atrot-Beyt-Yoav, and half of the Manahatites, who were also Zorites. (CH1 2:54)

1 CHR 11:17 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 1 CHR 11:17 word 9

OET-LV: 17 And_he _desired Dāvid and_he _said who will_he _give _me _to _drink water from_the _well _of Bēyt- lehem which is_at_gate. (CH1_11:17)

OET-RV: 17 and David was thirsty and asked, “Who’ll get me water to drink from the well by the Beyt-Lehem gate?” (CH1 11:17)

1 CHR 11:18 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 1 CHR 11:18 word 9

OET-LV: 18 And_they _broke _through the_three in_the _camp _of the_Fəlishtiy and_they _drew water from_the _well _of Bēyt- lehem which was_at_gate and_they _carried_them and_they _brought_them to Dāvid and_not Dāvid he _was _willing to_drink_them and_he _poured _out DOM_them to/for_YHWH. (CH1_11:18)

OET-RV: 18 So those three broke through the Philistine camp, and they drew water from the well at the Beyt-Lehem gate, and they brought it back to David. But David wasn’t willing to drink it, and he poured it out on the ground as an offering to Yahweh. (CH1 11:18)

2 CHR 11:6 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB 2 CHR 11:6 word 4

OET-LV: 6 And_he/it _built DOM Bēyt- leḩem and_DOM ˊĒyţām and_DOM Təqōˊa. (CH2_11:6)

OET-RV: 6 Beyt-Lehem, Eytam, Tekoa, (CH2 11:6)

NEH 7:26 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB NEH 7:26 word 3

OET-LV: 26 the _men _of Bēyt- leḩem and_Nəţofāh one _hundred eighty and_eight. (NEH_7:26)

OET-RV: 26 Other men from these towns: • 188 from Beyt-Lehem and Netofah, (NEH 7:26)

MIC 5:1 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB MIC 5:1 word 3

OET-LV: 5  and_you(ms) Oh _Bēyt- leḩem ʼEfrātāh are_insignificant to_be among_the _families _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from_you to_me someone _will _go _out to_be ruler over_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_his _of_origins from_east from_days _of antiquity. (MIC_5:1)

OET-RV: 5 Now come together in battle ranks, daughter of soldiers.
⇔ A siege has been set up against us.
⇔ They strike Yisrael’s judge on the cheek with a rod. (MIC 5:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’’ have 15 different glosses: ‘(of)_food’, ‘(of)_the_bread_of’, ‘-lehem’, ‘[is]_food_of’, ‘[the]_bread_of’, ‘[the]_food_of’, ‘bread’, ‘bread[s]’, ‘bread_of’, ‘food’, ‘food/grain/bread’, ‘food_of’, ‘of_bread_of’, ‘the_bread_of’, ‘the_food_of’.