What does לֶחֶם · ἄρτος mean in the Bible?
לֶחֶם · ἄρτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "food or bread used for daily sustenance".
Hebrew · H3899, G740
לֶחֶם
Food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it) · bread (as raised) or a loaf
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לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)
Pronunciation leḥem
Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.
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ἄρτος G740 bread (as raised) or a loaf
Pronunciation ártos
Staple food source representing sustenance, or metaphorically Christ as life-giving spiritual nourishment in John 6.
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What does לֶחֶם (lechem) mean in the Bible?
לֶחֶם · ἄρτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "food or bread used for daily sustenance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3899, G740?
H3899, G740 is connected to 299 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. food or bread used for daily sustenance
Strong's H3899, G740
Lexical occurrences 299 verses Source Gloss
food or bread used for daily sustenance
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
לֶחֶם is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain