Ruth 1:19:9Ruth.1.19.W9PAT

לֶ֔חֶם

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
خبز
Hindi
रोटी
Chinese-Simplified
面包
Korean
Indonesian
roti
Bengali
রুটি
Tagalog
tinapay
Swahili
mkate
Amharic
እንጀራ
Yoruba
burẹdi
Igbo
achịcha
Twi
brode
Ewe
burodi

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֶ֔ + 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

    BET LE-khem

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI ke-vo-AH-na BET LE-khem va-te-HOM kol-ha-IR a-le-HEHn va-to-mer-NAA ha-ZOT na-o-MI

  4. sentence

    va-te-LAKH-na shtay-HEM ad-bo-AH-na BET LA-khem va-ye-HI ke-vo-AH-na BET LE-khem va-te-HOM kol-ha-IR a-le-HEHn va-to-mer-NAA ha-ZOT na-o-MI

In contextRuth 1:19

{They} went the two of them until their coming house of bread {And} it happened as they came house of bread {And} was stirred the whole city because of them {And} they said is this Naomi

About this coordinate

Ruth 1:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ruth 1:19, so the Hebrew word לֶ֔חֶם (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 Ruth.1.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.19.W9.S1) and character.