3901. lachem
Berean Strong's Lexicon
lachem: Bread, food

Original Word: לָחֶם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: lachem
Pronunciation: lah-khem
Phonetic Spelling: (law-khem')
Definition: Bread, food
Meaning: battle

Word Origin: Derived from the root לָחַם (lacham), which means "to fight" or "to do battle," though in this form, it refers to "bread" or "food."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G740 (ἄρτος, artos): Often used in the New Testament to refer to bread, paralleling the Hebrew "lachem."

Usage: The Hebrew word "lachem" primarily refers to bread, a staple food in ancient Near Eastern diets. It can also be used more broadly to denote food in general. Bread was a central element in daily sustenance and often symbolized provision and life. In the Bible, "lachem" is frequently used in contexts of hospitality, divine provision, and covenantal meals.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, bread was a fundamental part of the diet, made from wheat or barley. It was often baked in communal ovens and served as a primary source of nourishment. Bread held significant cultural and religious importance, symbolizing God's provision, as seen in the manna provided during the Israelites' wilderness journey. The breaking of bread was also a common practice in establishing and maintaining fellowship and covenant relationships.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from lacham
Definition
perhaps war
NASB Translation
war (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
לָחֶם noun [masculine] only in אָז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִים Judges 5:8 (so Masora; Manuscripts לָחֵ֣ם, לָחֶ֣ם), usually translated then was there war of ( = at) the gates, but improbable; text and meaning dubious; A ᵐ5L read is ὡς ἄρτον κρίθινον, whence BuRS 103 אָז לֶחֶם שְׂעֹרִים then they used to eat barley bread; but BuComm. {abbrev}שׂ ׳אָזַל ל the barley bread was exhausted; Mayer LambertRŠJ xxx, 115 אז לחמשׁ ערים then for (in) 5 citiesno shield was seen, etc.; other conjectures in KauAT; compare GFMon the passage

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
war

From lacham, battle -- war.

see HEBREW lacham

Forms and Transliterations
לָחֶ֣ם לחם lā·ḥem laChem lāḥem
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Englishman's Concordance
Judges 5:8
HEB: חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אָ֖ז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִ֑ים מָגֵ֤ן
NAS: Then war [was] in the gates.
KJV: gods; then [was] war in the gates:
INT: New Then war the gates A shield

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3901
1 Occurrence


lā·ḥem — 1 Occ.
















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