Proverbs 6:26:5Prov.6.26.W5TAB
לָ֥חֶם
lakhem
“of bread”
- Transliteration
- la-KHEM
- Extended
- laa-KHEHM
- IPA
- /laːˈħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of bread
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
la-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH
- clause
KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH
- sentence
KI be-AD-I-SHA zo-NA AD-ki-KAR la-KHEM ve-E-shet ISH NE-fesh ye-ka-RA ta-TSUD
Exegesis
The idiom ad-kikkar lachem {עַד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם | ʻaḏ-kik-kār lā-ḥem} conveys the idea of being reduced to a mere loaf of bread.
In context — Proverbs 6:26
For because of a harlot , one is brought down to a loaf of bread, and a married woman hunts for a precious life .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 6:26, so the Hebrew word לָ֥חֶם (lakhem) 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.6.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.26.W5.S1) and character.