Proverbs 30:8:9Prov.30.8.W9TAB
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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Word in context
- word
LE-khem
- phraseyour reading level
LE-khem khu-KI
- clause
ha-te-ri-PE-NI LE-khem khu-KI
- sentence
SHAV u-de-VAR-ka-ZAV har-KHEK mim-me-NI RESH va-O-sher AL-tit-TEN-LI ha-te-ri-PE-NI LE-khem khu-KI
Exegesis
Finally, the Hiphil imperative hatrifenī {הַטְרִיפֵנִי | ha-ṭri-pê-nî} ‘feed me’ takes the construct-chain object lechem {לֶחֶם | le-ḥem} ‘bread’ and chukki {חֻקִּי | ḥuq-qî} ‘my portion’, underscoring the request for rightful provision. This structure preserves the Hebrew poetic parallelism and compels a balanced understanding of sufficiency.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–chet–mem
“food, bread”
In context — Proverbs 30:8
Remove from me emptiness and speech of lies; poverty and riches do not give to me; feed me with bread of my portion .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Proverbs 30:8, 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.30.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.8.W9.S1) and character.