Strong's Concordance H3899

Original Word: לֶחֶם
Transliteration: lechem
Phonetic Spelling: lekh'-em
from H3898; See also H1036; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, × eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.

Usages throughout the bible

1 Chronicles 23:29 - Both for the shewbread, H3899 and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

2 Chronicles 4:19 - And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread H3899 was set;

2 Chronicles 13:11 - And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread H3899 also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

2 Chronicles 18:26 - And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread H3899 of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Ezra 10:6 - Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, H3899 nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.

Nehemiah 5:14 - Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread H3899 of the governor.

Nehemiah 5:15 - But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread H3899 and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Nehemiah 5:18 - Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread H3899 of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

Nehemiah 9:15 - And gavest them bread H3899 from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

Nehemiah 13:2 - Because they met not the children of Israel with bread H3899 and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Job 3:24 - For my sighing cometh before I eat, H3899 and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

Job 6:7 - The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. H3899

Job 15:23 - He wandereth abroad for bread, H3899 saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Job 20:14 - Yet his meat H3899 in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.

Job 22:7 - Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread H3899 from the hungry.

Job 24:5 - Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food H3899 for them and for their children.

Job 27:14 - If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. H3899

Job 28:5 - As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: H3899 and under it is turned up as it were fire.

Job 30:4 - Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. H3899

Job 33:20 - So that his life abhorreth bread, H3899 and his soul dainty meat.

Job 42:11 - Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread H3899 with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

Psalms 14:4 - Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, H3899 and call not upon the LORD.

Psalms 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. H3899

Psalms 41:9 - Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, H3899 hath lifted up his heel against me.

Psalms 42:3 - My tears have been my meat H3899 day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

Psalms 53:4 - Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: H3899 they have not called upon God.

Psalms 78:20 - Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread H3899 also? can he provide flesh for his people?

Psalms 78:25 - Man did eat angels' food: H3899 he sent them meat to the full.

Psalms 80:5 - Thou feedest them with the bread H3899 of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

Psalms 102:4 - My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. H3899

Psalms 102:9 - For I have eaten ashes like bread, H3899 and mingled my drink with weeping,

Psalms 104:14 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food H3899 out of the earth;

Psalms 104:15 - And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread H3899 which strengtheneth man's heart.

Psalms 105:16 - Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. H3899

Psalms 105:40 - The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread H3899 of heaven.

Psalms 127:2 - It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread H3899 of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

Psalms 132:15 - I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. H3899

Psalms 136:25 - Who giveth food H3899 to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 146:7 - Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food H3899 to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

Psalms 147:9 - He giveth to the beast his food, H3899 and to the young ravens which cry.

Proverbs 4:17 - For they eat the bread H3899 of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Proverbs 6:8 - Provideth her meat H3899 in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Proverbs 6:26 - For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: H3899 and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

Proverbs 9:5 - Come, eat of my bread, H3899 and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

Proverbs 9:17 - Stolen waters are sweet, and bread H3899 eaten in secret is pleasant.

Proverbs 12:9 - He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. H3899

Proverbs 12:11 - He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: H3899 but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Proverbs 20:13 - Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. H3899

Proverbs 20:17 - Bread H3899 of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread H3899 to the poor.