Daniel 10:3:1Dan.10.3.W1TAB

לֶ֣חֶם

lekhem

bread of

Transliteration
LE-khem
Extended
LEH-khehm
IPA
/ˈlɛħɛm/

Meaning by language

English
bread of

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Result
לֶ֣ + חֶם
le + khem
lekhem

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-khem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    LE-khem kha-mu-DOT

  3. clause

    LE-khem kha-mu-DOT LO a-KHAL-ti u-va-SAR va-YA-yin lo-VA el-PI ve-SOKH lo-SAKH-ti

  4. sentence

    LE-khem kha-mu-DOT LO a-KHAL-ti u-va-SAR va-YA-yin lo-VA el-PI ve-SOKH lo-SAKH-ti ad-me-LOT she-LO-shet sha-vu-IM ya-MIM

Exegesis

The verse opens with a negated verbal clause where lechem {לֶחֶם | leḥem} ‘bread’ and chamudot {חֲמֻדוֹת | ḥămudōṯ} ‘desirable’ precede the perfect verb akhalti {אָכַלְתִּי | ʾāḵalti} ‘I ate,’ emphasizing abstention.

Root and etymology

Rootlamed–chet–mem

bread

In contextDaniel 10:3

I ate no desirable bread , nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all , until the completion of three weeks.

About this coordinate

Daniel 10:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Daniel 10:3, so the Hebrew word לֶ֣חֶם (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 Dan.10.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.10.3.W1.S1) and character.