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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3901. לָחֶם (lachem) -- Bread, food</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3901.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/judges/5-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3901.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3901</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3900.htm" title="3900">◄</a> 3901. lachem <a href="../hebrew/3902.htm" title="3902">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">lachem: Bread, food</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">לָחֶם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>lachem<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>lah-khem<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(law-khem')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bread, food<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>battle<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root לָחַם (lacham), which means "to fight" or "to do battle," though in this form, it refers to "bread" or "food."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G740 (ἄρτος, artos):</b> Often used in the New Testament to refer to bread, paralleling the Hebrew "lachem."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm">lacham</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>perhaps war<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>war (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">לָחֶם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> only in <font class="hebrew2">אָז לָחֶ֣ם שְׁעָרִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/5-8.htm">Judges 5:8</a> (so Masora; Manuscripts <font class="hebrew2">לָחֵ֣ם</font>, <font class="hebrew2">לָחֶ֣ם</font>), usually translated <em>then</em> was there <em>war</em> of ( = at) the <em>gates</em>, but improbable; text and meaning dubious; A <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> read is <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ὡς ἄρτον κρίθινον</font>, whence Bu<sup>RS 103</sup> <font class="hebrew2">אָז לֶחֶם שְׂעֹרִים</font> <em>then</em> they used to <em>eat barley bread</em>; but Bu<sup>Comm. {abbrev</sup>}<font class="hebrew2">שׂ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אָזַל ל</font> <em>the barley bread was exhausted</em>; Mayer Lambert<sup>RŠJ xxx, 115</sup> <font class="hebrew2">אז לחמשׁ ערים</font> <em>then for (in) 5 cities</em>no shield was seen, etc.; other conjectures in Kau<sup>AT</sup>; compare GFM<sup>on the passage</sup> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>war <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm">lacham</a>, battle -- war. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm">lacham</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לָחֶ֣ם לחם lā·ḥem laChem lāḥem<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/5-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 5:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֲדָשִׁ֔ים אָ֖ז <b> לָחֶ֣ם </b> שְׁעָרִ֑ים מָגֵ֤ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Then <span class="itali">war</span> [was] in the gates.<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> gods; <span class="itali">then [was] war</span> in the gates:<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/5-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> New Then <span class="itali">war</span> the gates A shield<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3901.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3901.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3901<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lachem_3901.htm">lā·ḥem — 1 Occ.</a><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3900.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3900"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3900" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3902.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3902"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3902" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>