Genesis 28:20:15Gen.28.20.W15PAT

לֶ֛חֶם

lekhem

bread

Transliteration
LE-khem
Extended
LEH-khehm
IPA
/ˈlɛ.ħɛm/

Meaning by language

English
bread
French
pain
Spanish
pan
Portuguese
pão
German
Brot
Russian
хлеб
Arabic-Simplified
خبزًا
Hindi
रोटी
Chinese-Simplified
Korean
빵을
Indonesian
roti
Bengali
রুটি
Tagalog
ng tinapay
Swahili
mkate
Amharic
እንጀራ
Yoruba
burẹdi
Igbo
achịcha
Twi
paanoo
Ewe
burodi

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Result
לֶ֛ + חֶם
le + khem
lekhem

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LE-khem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-na-tan-LI LE-khem

  3. clause

    im-yi-he-YE e-lo-HIM im-ma-DI u-she-ma-RA-ni ba-DE-rekh ha-ZE a-SHER a-no-KHI ho-LEKH ve-na-tan-LI LE-khem le-e-KHOL u-VE-ged li-le-BOSH

  4. sentence

    va-yid-DAR ya-a-KOV NE-der le-MOR im-yi-he-YE e-lo-HIM im-ma-DI u-she-ma-RA-ni ba-DE-rekh ha-ZE a-SHER a-no-KHI ho-LEKH ve-na-tan-LI LE-khem le-e-KHOL u-VE-ged li-le-BOSH

In contextGenesis 28:20

made Jacob a vow saying if will be God with me will keep me way in this where I am going He will give me bread to eat and garment to wear

About this coordinate

Genesis 28:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Genesis 28:20, so the Hebrew word לֶ֛חֶם (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 Gen.28.20.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.28.20.W15.S1) and character.