1 Kings 13:8:111 Kgs.13.8.W11TAB
לֶ֙חֶם֙
lekhem
“bread”
- Transliteration
- LE-khem
- Extended
- LEH-khehm
- IPA
- /ˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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
LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO-o-KHAL LE-khem
- clause
ve-LO-o-KHAL LE-khem ve-LO esh-TE-ma-YIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM el-ha-ME-lekh im-ti-TEN-li et-kha-TSI BE-te-kha LO a-VO im-MA-kh ve-LO-o-KHAL LE-khem ve-LO esh-TE-ma-YIM ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Root and etymology
lamed–chet–memlamed–chet–mem
“bread”
In context — 1 Kings 13:8
But the man of God said to the king, “Even if you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 13:8, so the Hebrew word לֶ֙חֶם֙ (lekhem) 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.13.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.8.W11.S1) and character.