Psalm 14:4:8Ps.14.4.W8TAB
לֶ֑חֶם
lekhem
“bread”
- Transliteration
- LE-khem
- Extended
- LEH-khem
- IPA
- /ˈlɛħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- bread
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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
- clause
A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem
- sentence
ha-LO ya-DE-u KOL-fo-a-LE A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u
Exegesis
The verb ʾā-ḵə-lū {אָכְלוּ | ʾā-ḵə-lū} plus object le-ḥem {לֶחֶם | le-ḥem} depicts them devouring my people like bread, indicating habitual exploitation.
In context — Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 14:4, so the Hebrew word לֶ֑חֶם (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 Ps.14.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.4.W8.S1) and character.