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OSHB 2 Sam 23:14 לָחֶם (lāḩem) Strongs=1035 Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’
contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Year=-1055 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Other uses (19) of identical word form לָחֶם (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘לָחֶם’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 3 different glosses: ‘-lehem’, ‘-leḩem’, ‘returned to Leḩem’.

GEN 35:19 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB GEN 35:19 word 8

OET-LV: 19 And_ Rāḩēl _she _died and_she _was _buried on_the _way _of ʼEfrātāh that is_Bēyt- leḩem. (GEN_35:19)

OET-RV: 19 Thus Rahel died and was buried on the path to Efrath (which is now called Bethlehem). (GEN 35:19)

GEN 48:7 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB GEN 48:7 word 21

OET-LV: 7 And_I when_I_came from_Paddan she _died on_me Rāḩēl in_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) on_journey at_yet a _distance _of land to_go ʼEfrātāh and_I_buried _her there on_the _journey _of ʼEfrāt that is_Bēyt- leḩem. (GEN_48:7)

OET-RV: 7 As for me, when I was coming into Canaan from Paddan, Rahel died beside on the way when we were still quite some distance from Efrath, and I buried her there beside the road of Efrath (which is Bethlehem).” (GEN 48:7)

JOS 19:15 word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB JOS 19:15 word 6

OET-LV: 15 And_Kattah and_Nahₐlāl and_Shimrōn and_Idalah and leḩem cities two _plus ten and_their _of_villages. (JOS_19:15)

OET-RV: 15 It included the cities of Kattat, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem—a total of twelve cities as well as their surrounding villages. (JOS 19:15)

JDG 12:8 word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB JDG 12:8 word 7

OET-LV: 8 and_he _judged after_him DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) ʼIⱱʦān from leḩem. (JDG_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then after him, Ibtsan of Bethlehem led Yisrael. (JDG 12:8)

JDG 12:10 word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB JDG 12:10 word 5

OET-LV: 10 And_ ʼIⱱʦān _he/it _died and_he _was _buried in_house _of leḩem. (JDG_12:10)

OET-RV: 10 and when he died, he was buried in Bethlehem. (JDG 12:10)

RUTH 1:19 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB RUTH 1:19 word 6

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 4:11 word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB RUTH 4:11 word 29

OET-LV: 11 And_ all _of _they _said the_people which was_at_gate and_the_elders we _are_witnesses YHWH may _he _make DOM the_woman who_is_about _to _come into house _of_your like_Rāḩēl and_like_Lēʼāh who they _built the _two _of_of _them DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_make wealth in_ʼEfrātāh and_proclaim a _name in_house _of leḩem. (RUT_4:11)

OET-RV: 11 All the respected men, and the others who were sitting at the town gate, agreed, and they said, “Yes, we are your. We pray that Yahweh will allow this woman who will be coming into your home, to be like Rachel and Leah, the two who gave birth to our ancestors and started our people, Yisrael. May you become great in the clan of Efratah and famous here in Beyt-Lehem! (RUT 4:11)

1 SAM 16:4 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB 1 SAM 16:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4 And_ Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) _he/it _made DOM that_which YHWH he _said and_he _came Bēyt- leḩem and_they _trembled the _elders _of the_city to_meet_him and_he/it _said peace is_your_coming. (SA1_16:4)

OET-RV: 4 So Shemuel did what Yahweh had told him, and went to Bethlehem. The town elders trembled when they met him, and asked, “Do you come in peace?” (SA1 16:4)

1 SAM 17:15 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:15 word 11

OET-LV: 15 and_Dāvid was_going and_was_returning from_under Shāʼūl to_shepherd DOM the _flock _of his/its_father Bēyt- leḩem. (SA1_17:15)

OET-RV: 15 David went back and forth between Sha’ul’s camp and looking after his father’s flock at Bethlehem. (SA1 17:15)

1 SAM 20:28 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB 1 SAM 20:28 word 11

OET-LV: 28 And_ Yōnātān _he _answered DOM Shāʼūl urgently _(ask) Dāvid he _asked _for _himself from_with_me to Bēyt- leḩem. (SA1_20:28)

OET-RV: 28 “David begged me to let him go to Bethlehem,” Yonatan answered. (SA1 20:28)

2 SAM 2:32 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB 2 SAM 2:32 word 9

OET-LV: 32 And_people _lifted _up DOM ˊAsāh^ʼēl and_they_buried _him in_the _tomb _of his/its_father which was_Bēyt- leḩem and_ all _of _they _went the_night Yōʼāⱱ and_his _of_men and_it _became _light to/for_them at_Ḩeⱱrōn. (SA2_2:32)

OET-RV: 32 They retrieved Asah-El’s body and buried it in his father’s tomb in Beyt-Lehem. Then they walked all night and got back to Hebron at first light. (SA2 2:32)

2 SAM 23:24 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:24 word 10

OET-LV: 24 ˊAsāh- ^ʼēl the _brother _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) was_among_thirty ʼElḩānān the _son _of Dōdō Bēyt- leḩem. (SA2_23:24)

OET-RV: 24 The following were among ‘The Thirty’:

•

Yoav’s other brother Asah-El,

•

Dodo’s son Elhanan from Beyt-Lehem,

(SA2 23:24)

1 CHR 2:51 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-lehem’ OSHB 1 CHR 2:51 word 4

OET-LV: 51 Salmāʼ the _father _of Bēyt- lehem Ḩārēf the _father _of Bēyt- Gādēr. (CH1_2:51)

OET-RV: 51 Salma (founder of Beyt-Lehem), and Haref (founder of Beyt-Gader). (CH1 2:51)

1 CHR 4:4 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-lehem’ OSHB 1 CHR 4:4 word 14

OET-LV: 4 And_Pənū^ʼēl was_the _father _of Gədor and_ˊĒzer was_the _father _of Ḩūshāh these were_the _descendants _of Ḩūr the _firstborn _of ʼEfrāt the _father _of Bēyt- lehem. (CH1_4:4)

OET-RV: 4 Hur was the first son born to his mother Efratah, and he founded Beyt-Lehem city. Hur had these descendants: Penuel and Ezer. Penuel started the clans that lived in Gedor city, and Ezer started the clans that lived in Hushah city. (CH1 4:4)

1 CHR 4:22 word gloss=‘returned to Leḩem’ OSHB 1 CHR 4:22 word 10

OET-LV: 22 And_Yōqīm/(Jokim) and_the _men _of Kozāⱱāʼ/(Cozeba) and_Yōʼāsh/(Joash) and_Sārāf who they _ruled to_Mōʼāⱱ and returned _to _Leḩem and_the_words/messages are_ancient. (CH1_4:22)

OET-RV: 22 Yokim and the men of Kozeba, and Yoash and Saraf, who ruled in Moav and Yashubi-Lehem. (All this is from ancient records.) (CH1 4:22)

1 CHR 11:16 word gloss=‘-lehem’ OSHB 1 CHR 11:16 word 8

OET-LV: 16 And_Dāvid then was_in_stronghold and_a _garrison _of Fəlishtiy then in_house _of lehem. (CH1_11:16)

OET-RV: 16 David was in that stronghold then, and the Philistine garrison was in Beyt-Lehem, (CH1 11:16)

1 CHR 11:26 word gloss=‘-lehem’ OSHB 1 CHR 11:26 word 11

OET-LV: 26 and_the _mighty_men_of (the)_strength(s) were_ˊAsāh- ^ʼēl the _brother _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) ʼElḩānān the _son _of Dōdō from lehem. (CH1_11:26)

OET-RV: 26 These are the names of the powerful warriors: Asahel (Yoav’s brother), Elhanan (Dodo’s son from Beyt-Lehem), (CH1 11:26)

EZRA 2:21 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB EZRA 2:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 the _descendants _of Bēyt- leḩem one _hundred twenty and_three. (EZR_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 And from these towns: • 123 from Bethlehem, (EZR 2:21)

JER 41:17 contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ word gloss=‘-leḩem’ OSHB JER 41:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17 And_they _went and_they _lived at_Geruth _of mmm which is_beside Bēyt- leḩem to_go to_go Miʦrayim/(Egypt). (JER_41:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (JER 41:17)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’’ have 6 different glosses: ‘-lehem’, ‘-leḩem’, ‘bread’, ‘food’, ‘returned to Leḩem’, ‘war’.

Hebrew words (13) other than לָחֶם (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) with a gloss related to ‘-lehem’

Have 13 other words (לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם, לֶחֶם) with 1 lemma altogether (Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’)

JDG 19:2 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB JDG 19:18 word 17

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)

RUTH 1:19 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ contextual word gloss=‘-lehem’ possible word glosses=‘food / grain / bread’ OSHB RUTH 1:19 word 10

RUTH 1:22 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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)

1 SAM 20:6 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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 לֶחֶם (leḩem) Lemma=‘בֵּית לֶחֶם’ 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)