Strong’s H3900 · Hebrew
לְחֶם
lᵉchem
lekh-em'
Definition
{(for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)}
Etymology
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3899 (לֶחֶם)
Where the KJV renders it
- feast
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