Proverbs 30:25:6Prov.30.25.W6TAB
לַחְמָֽם׃
lakhmam
“their food”
- Transliteration
- lakh-MAM
- Extended
- lahkh-MAAM
- IPA
- /laħˈmaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their food
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lakh-MAM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
- clause
va-ya-khi-NU ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
- sentence
han-ne-ma-LIM AM LO-aZ va-ya-khi-NU ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase baqqayîṣ {בַקַּיִץ | baqqayîṣ} ‘in the summer’ sets temporal context, and laḥmām {לַחְמָם | laḥmām} ‘their bread’ denotes the object of preparation, implying both sustenance and provision. The personification of ants highlights communal foresight despite physical weakness.
Root and etymology
lḥmlamed–ḥet–mem
“bread, food”
In context — Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their bread in the summer .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:25, so the Hebrew word לַחְמָֽם׃ (lakhmam) 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.30.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.25.W6.S1) and character.