1 Kings 13:15:71 Kgs.13.15.W7TAB
לָֽחֶם׃
lakhem
“bread”
- Transliteration
- LA-khem
- Extended
- LAA-khem
- IPA
- /ˈlaːħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LA-khem
- clause
ve-e-KHOL LA-khem
- sentence
va-YO-mer eh-LA-yv LEKH i-TI ha-BAI-ta ve-e-KHOL LA-khem
Exegesis
The noun lakhem {לָֽחֶם | lā-ḥêm} functions as the object and by synecdoche denotes hospitality provision. The Hebrew word order and vav coordination maintain narrative momentum and emphasize relational ties between invitation and provision.
Root and etymology
lamed–chet–memlamed–chet–mem
“bread”
In context — 1 Kings 13:15
And he said to him, “Go with me to the house and eat bread.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 13:15, so the Hebrew word לָֽחֶם׃ (lakhem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.13.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.15.W7.S1) and character.