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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #3894 - לָחֻם
Transliteration
lâchûwm
Phonetics
law-khoom', law-khoom'
Origin
passive participle of (H3898)
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1104b
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- intestines, bowels
- meaning uncertain
- (CLBL) food, something eaten
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
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Verse Results
ASV (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
BSB (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
CSB (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
ESV (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
KJV (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
LEB (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
LSB (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
N95 (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
NAS (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (2)
Job
1
Zephaniah
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
2305) mhl (לההמ LHhM) AC: Fight CO: Bread AB: ?: Flour an water are mixed together and kneaded. Also war in the sense of fighting with the bread when kneading. [from: mh- food]
V) mhl (לההמ LHhM) - I. Eat: II. Fight:KJV (177): (vf: Paal, Niphal) fight, war, eat, overcome, devour, prevail - Strongs: H3898 (לָחַם)
Nm) mhl (לההמ LHhM) - I. Bread:[Hebrew and Aramaic] II. |kjv: bread, food, meat, loaves, shewbread, victuals, feast, fruit, provision - Strongs: H3899 (לֶחֶם), H3900 (לְחֵם), H3901 (לָחֶם)
dm ) mfhl (לההומ LHhWM) - Meat: KJV (2): eating, flesh - Strongs: H3894 (לָחֻם)
hf1) emhlm (מלההמה MLHhMH) - |kjv: battle, war, fight - Strongs: H4421 (מִלְחָמָה)
AHL Definitions Copyright: ©1999-2025
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
לְחוּם noun [masculine] perhaps intestines, bowels (meaning and √ not wholly certain, compare Nö ZMG xl. 886,721; from לחם = press together, according to Dl Prol. 193); — only suffix: וּלְחֻמֿם כַּגְּלָלִים Zephaniah 1:17 their blood shall be poured out like water, and their bowels like dung Hi-St (ct. 2 Samuel 20:10), Dl l.c. We ('ihr Mark'), Rothst Kau AT Di Job 20:23; Gr חֵילָם compare Job 20:12 (to which Now included); Now suggests also וְלֵחָם and their moisture (freshness, vigour, compare Deuteronomy 34:7); > and others who render flesh, ᵐ5 τὰς σάρκας (compare Arabic 
flesh, meat, see below לֶחֶם); וְיַמְטֵר עָלֵימוֺ בִּלְחוּמוֺ Job 20:23 to fill his belly, God sendeth into him his burning anger, and raineth it upon him, into his (very) bowels Hi Dl l.c. Bae KauAT (compare Di, and into his flesh Deuteronomy , see above); > distinguished from Zephaniah 1:17 Di (in translation) Da Hoffm Bu his food (as object of ימטר; read then לַחְמוֺ); ᵐ5 ὀδύνας, whence Me Sgfr חֲבָלִים, Schw ZAW x, 1890,179 בַּלָּהָה; Nö l.c. wrath, compare Syriac 
threaten.
flesh, meat, see below לֶחֶם); וְיַמְטֵר עָלֵימוֺ בִּלְחוּמוֺ Job 20:23 to fill his belly, God sendeth into him his burning anger, and raineth it upon him, into his (very) bowels Hi Dl l.c. Bae KauAT (compare Di, and into his flesh Deuteronomy , see above); > distinguished from Zephaniah 1:17 Di (in translation) Da Hoffm Bu his food (as object of ימטר; read then לַחְמוֺ); ᵐ5 ὀδύνας, whence Me Sgfr חֲבָלִים, Schw ZAW x, 1890,179 בַּלָּהָה; Nö l.c. wrath, compare Syriac threaten.
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List of Word Forms
בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃ בלחומו׃ וּלְחֻמָ֖ם ולחמם bil·ḥū·mōw bilchuMo bilḥūmōw ū·lə·ḥu·mām ulechuMam ūləḥumām
