לחם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ח־ם‎

From the root ל־ח־ם‎ (l-ḥ-m). Related to Arabic لَحْم‎ (laḥm, “meat”).

Noun

לֶחֶם • (lékhem) m (singular construct לֶחֶם־, Biblical Hebrew pausal form לָחֶם) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bread
  2. (archaic or poetic) food
  3. (poetic) grain from which bread is made

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