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Hebrew word study

לֶחֶםlechem — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for…

Pronounced “lekh'-em”

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

Translated in the King James as: (shew-) bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Appears 297 times in Scripture

Origin: from H3898 (לָחַם); See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)

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Where it appears

Genesis — 24×
Genesis 3:19Genesis 14:18Genesis 18:5Genesis 21:14Genesis 25:34Genesis 27:17Genesis 28:20Genesis 31:54Genesis 37:25Genesis 39:6Genesis 41:54Genesis 41:55Genesis 43:25Genesis 43:31Genesis 43:32Genesis 45:23Genesis 47:12Genesis 47:13Genesis 47:15Genesis 47:17Genesis 47:19Genesis 49:20+ 2 more in Genesis
Exodus — 21×
Exodus 2:20Exodus 16:3Exodus 16:4Exodus 16:8Exodus 16:12Exodus 16:15Exodus 16:22Exodus 16:29Exodus 16:32Exodus 18:12Exodus 23:25Exodus 25:30Exodus 29:2Exodus 29:23Exodus 29:32Exodus 29:34Exodus 34:28Exodus 35:13Exodus 39:36Exodus 40:23+ 1 more in Exodus
Leviticus — 24×
Leviticus 3:11Leviticus 3:16Leviticus 7:13Leviticus 8:26Leviticus 8:31Leviticus 8:32Leviticus 21:6Leviticus 21:8Leviticus 21:17Leviticus 21:21Leviticus 21:22Leviticus 22:7Leviticus 22:11Leviticus 22:13Leviticus 22:25Leviticus 23:14Leviticus 23:17Leviticus 23:18Leviticus 23:20Leviticus 24:7Leviticus 26:5Leviticus 26:26+ 2 more in Leviticus
Numbers — 7×
Numbers 4:7Numbers 14:9Numbers 15:19Numbers 21:5Numbers 28:2Numbers 28:24+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 8×
Deuteronomy 8:3Deuteronomy 8:9Deuteronomy 9:9Deuteronomy 9:18Deuteronomy 10:18Deuteronomy 16:3Deuteronomy 23:4Deuteronomy 29:6
Joshua — 2×
Joshua 9:5Joshua 9:12
Judges — 7×
Judges 7:13Judges 8:5Judges 8:6Judges 8:15Judges 13:16Judges 19:5Judges 19:19
Ruth — 2×
Ruth 1:6Ruth 2:14
1 Samuel — 27×
1 Sam 2:51 Sam 2:361 Sam 9:71 Sam 10:31 Sam 10:41 Sam 14:241 Sam 14:281 Sam 16:201 Sam 17:171 Sam 20:241 Sam 20:271 Sam 20:341 Sam 21:31 Sam 21:41 Sam 21:61 Sam 22:131 Sam 25:111 Sam 25:181 Sam 28:201 Sam 28:221 Sam 30:111 Sam 30:12+ 5 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 13×
2 Sam 3:292 Sam 3:352 Sam 6:192 Sam 9:72 Sam 9:102 Sam 12:172 Sam 12:202 Sam 12:212 Sam 13:52 Sam 16:12 Sam 16:2+ 2 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 23×
1 Ki 4:221 Ki 5:91 Ki 7:481 Ki 11:181 Ki 13:81 Ki 13:91 Ki 13:151 Ki 13:161 Ki 13:171 Ki 13:181 Ki 13:191 Ki 13:221 Ki 14:31 Ki 17:61 Ki 17:111 Ki 18:41 Ki 18:131 Ki 21:41 Ki 21:51 Ki 21:71 Ki 22:27+ 2 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 8×
2 Ki 4:82 Ki 4:422 Ki 6:222 Ki 18:322 Ki 25:32 Ki 25:29+ 2 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 4×
1 Chr 9:321 Chr 12:401 Chr 16:31 Chr 23:29
2 Chronicles — 3×
2 Chr 4:192 Chr 13:112 Chr 18:26
Ezra — 1×
Ezra 10:6
Nehemiah — 6×
Nehemiah 5:14Nehemiah 5:15Nehemiah 5:18Nehemiah 9:15Nehemiah 10:33Nehemiah 13:2
Job — 11×
Job 3:24Job 6:7Job 15:23Job 20:14Job 22:7Job 24:5Job 27:14Job 28:5Job 30:4Job 33:20Job 42:11
Psalms — 19×
Psalms 14:4Psalms 37:25Psalms 41:9Psalms 42:3Psalms 53:4Psalms 78:20Psalms 78:25Psalms 80:5Psalms 102:4Psalms 102:9Psalms 104:14Psalms 104:15Psalms 105:16Psalms 105:40Psalms 127:2Psalms 132:15Psalms 136:25Psalms 146:7Psalms 147:9
Proverbs — 23×
Proverbs 4:17Proverbs 6:8Proverbs 6:26Proverbs 9:5Proverbs 9:17Proverbs 12:9Proverbs 12:11Proverbs 20:13Proverbs 20:17Proverbs 22:9Proverbs 23:3Proverbs 23:6Proverbs 25:21Proverbs 27:27Proverbs 28:3Proverbs 28:19Proverbs 28:21Proverbs 30:8Proverbs 30:22Proverbs 30:25Proverbs 31:14Proverbs 31:27+ 1 more in Proverbs
Ecclesiastes — 4×
Eccles 9:7Eccles 9:11Eccles 10:19Eccles 11:1
Isaiah — 16×
Isaiah 3:1Isaiah 3:7Isaiah 4:1Isaiah 21:14Isaiah 28:28Isaiah 30:20Isaiah 30:23Isaiah 33:16Isaiah 36:17Isaiah 44:15Isaiah 44:19Isaiah 51:14Isaiah 55:2Isaiah 55:10Isaiah 58:7Isaiah 65:25
Jeremiah — 10×
Jeremiah 5:17Jeremiah 11:19Jeremiah 37:21Jeremiah 38:9Jeremiah 41:1Jeremiah 42:14Jeremiah 44:17Jeremiah 52:6Jeremiah 52:33+ 1 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations — 4×
Lam 1:11Lam 4:4Lam 5:6Lam 5:9
Ezekiel — 20×
Ezekiel 4:9Ezekiel 4:13Ezekiel 4:15Ezekiel 4:16Ezekiel 4:17Ezekiel 5:16Ezekiel 12:18Ezekiel 12:19Ezekiel 13:19Ezekiel 14:13Ezekiel 16:19Ezekiel 16:49Ezekiel 18:7Ezekiel 18:16Ezekiel 24:17Ezekiel 24:22Ezekiel 44:3Ezekiel 44:7Ezekiel 48:18+ 1 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 1×
Daniel 10:3
Hosea — 3×
Hosea 2:5Hosea 9:4+ 1 more in Hosea
Amos — 3×
Amos 4:6Amos 7:12Amos 8:11
Obadiah — 1×
Obadiah 1:7
Haggai — 1×
Haggai 2:12
Malachi — 1×
Malachi 1:7

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