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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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
LE-khem kha-mu-DOT
- 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
- 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 context — Daniel 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.