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לֶחֶם
lechem · Hebrew · Strong's H3899 · 298 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “meat”
What it means
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
from H3898 (לָחַם); See also H1036 (בֵּית לְעַפְרָה)
How the KJV renders it
shewbread, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“meat”
“food”
“fruit”
“victuals”
“shewbread”
also renders ártos (G740)
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Malachi 3:10 mean about the tithe?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
Where it appears
298 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 9:32 HNcbsc1 Chronicles 12:40 HNcbsa1 Chronicles 16:3 HNcbsa1 Chronicles 23:29 HC/R/Ncbsc1 Kings 4:22 HNcbsc1 Kings 5:9 HNcbsc1 Kings 7:48 HNcbsc1 Kings 11:18 HC/Ncbsa1 Kings 13:8 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:9 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:15 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:16 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:17 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:18 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:19 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:22 HNcbsa1 Kings 13:23 HNcbsa1 Kings 14:3 HNcbsa1 Kings 17:6 HC/Ncbsa1 Kings 17:11 HNcbsa1 Kings 18:4 HNcbsa1 Kings 18:13 HNcbsa1 Kings 21:4 HNcbsa1 Kings 21:5 HNcbsa1 Kings 21:7 HNcbsa1 Kings 22:27 HNcbsa1 Samuel 2:5 HRd/Ncbsa1 Samuel 2:36 HNcbsa1 Samuel 9:7 HTd/Ncbsa1 Samuel 10:3 HNcbsa1 Samuel 10:4 HNcbsa1 Samuel 14:24 HNcbsa1 Samuel 14:28 HNcbsa1 Samuel 16:20 HNcbsa1 Samuel 17:17 HNcbsa1 Samuel 20:24 HTd/Ncbsa1 Samuel 20:27 HTd/Ncbsa1 Samuel 20:34 HNcbsa1 Samuel 21:3 HNcbsa1 Samuel 21:4 HNcbsc1 Samuel 21:6 HNcbsa1 Samuel 22:13 HNcbsa1 Samuel 25:11 HNcbsc/Sp1cs1 Samuel 25:18 HNcbsa1 Samuel 28:20 HNcbsa1 Samuel 28:22 HNcbsa1 Samuel 30:11 HNcbsa1 Samuel 30:12 HNcbsa2 Chronicles 4:19 HNcbsc2 Chronicles 13:11 HNcbsa2 Chronicles 18:26 HNcbsa2 Kings 4:8 HNcbsa2 Kings 4:42 HNcbsa2 Kings 6:22 HNcbsa2 Kings 18:32 HNcbsa2 Kings 25:3 HNcbsa2 Kings 25:29 HNcbsa2 Samuel 3:29 HNcbsa2 Samuel 3:35 HNcbsa2 Samuel 6:19 HNcbsa
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.