Definition

Lachmi, an Israelite; or rather probably a brief form

Etymology

from H3899 (לֶחֶם); foodful; (or perhaps erroneous transcription) for H1022 (בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי)

Where the KJV renders it

• Lahmi. See also H3433 (יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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