Proverbs 20:17:3Prov.20.17.W3TAB
לֶ֣חֶם
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
- clause
a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker
- sentence
a-REV la-ISH LE-khem SHA-ker ve-a-KHAR yim-ma-LE-PI-hu kha-TSATS
Exegesis
The construct chain le-ḥem šā-ḵer {לֶחֶם שָׁקֶר | le-ḥem šā-ḵer} ‘bread of deceit’ binds head noun and modifier in a genitive relationship.
Root and etymology
l-ḥ-mlamed–ḥet–mem
“bread, food”
In context — Proverbs 20:17
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:17, 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 Prov.20.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.17.W3.S1) and character.