Leviticus 21:22:1Lev.21.22.W1TAB
לֶ֣חֶם
lekhem
“bread of”
- Transliteration
- LE-khem
- Extended
- LEH-khem
- IPA
- /ˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bread of
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
LE-khem e-lo-HAV
- clause
LE-khem e-lo-HAV mih-kad-SHEE ha-koh-da-SHEEM
- sentence
LE-khem e-lo-HAV mih-kad-SHEE ha-koh-da-SHEEM u-min-hak-koh-da-SHEEM yo-KHEL
Exegesis
The noun lechem {לֶחֶם | le-ḥem} appears clause-initially for emphasis.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-ml-ch-m
“bread, food”
In context — Leviticus 21:22
He may eat the bread of his God from the most holy offerings and from the holy offerings.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Leviticus 21:22, 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 Lev.21.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.22.W1.S1) and character.