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It can also denote food in general, sustenance, or provision. In the Bible, "lechem" is often used to symbolize God's provision and care for His people, as well as the basic necessities of life.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, bread was a central part of daily life and diet. It was typically made from barley or wheat and baked in communal ovens. Bread held significant cultural and religious importance, often used in offerings and religious rituals. The act of breaking bread was a symbol of fellowship and hospitality. In the context of the covenant community, sharing bread was an expression of unity and peace.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm">lechem</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a feast<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>feast (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">לְחֵם</font> (K<sup>§ 54, 3. 7</sup>) <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>feast</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> Syriac <em>bread</em>, so Biblical Hebrew, q. v. v II.<font class="hebrew2">לחם</font>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עֲבַד ל</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-1.htm">Daniel 5:1</a> <em>made a feast</em>. <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>feast <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm">lechem</a> -- feast. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm">lechem</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לְחֶ֣ם לחם lə·ḥem leChem ləḥem<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/daniel/5-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַלְכָּ֗א עֲבַד֙ <b> לְחֶ֣ם </b> רַ֔ב לְרַבְרְבָנ֖וֹהִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a great <span class="itali">feast</span> for a thousand<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a great <span class="itali">feast</span> to a thousand<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the king held <span class="itali">feast</span> A great of his nobles<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3900.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3900.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3900<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lechem_3900.htm">lə·ḥem — 1 Occ.</a><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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3899"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3899" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3901.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3901"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3901" /></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>