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H3899Hebrew

לֶחֶם

Definition and meaning

lechem (lekh'-em) n-m. 1. food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) [from H3898] KJV: ((shew-))bread, X eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. See also H1036. Root(s): H3898 See also: H1036

Tagged KJV passages

277 matching verses - 297.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Psalms 146:7

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Matched English: food
Psalms 147:9

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

Matched English: food
Proverbs 4:17

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 6:8

Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Matched English: meat
Proverbs 6:26

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 9:5

Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 9:17

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 12:9

He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 12:11

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 20:17

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Matched English: Bread
Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 23:3

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Matched English: meat
Proverbs 23:6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 27:27

And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Matched English: food, food
Proverbs 28:3

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Matched English: food
Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 28:21

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Matched English: bread
Proverbs 30:8

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

Matched English: food
Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Matched English: meat
Proverbs 30:25

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

Matched English: meat
Proverbs 31:14

She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

Matched English: food
Proverbs 31:27

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Matched English: bread