Word Study · Strong's H3894 · Hebrew

לָחוּם

lachum

law-khoom'

Strong's 1890 spelling: lâchûwm

“properly, eaten, i.e. food”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

properly, eaten, i.e. food; also flesh, i.e. body

Rendered in the KJV as

while...is eating, flesh.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃1
וּלְחֻמָ֖ם1

How it is rendered · 2

and bowel[s] their1
in bowel[s] his1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp · 1
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Job1 of 2 · 50%
Zephaniah1 of 2 · 50%

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Job1 occurrence

Job 20:23בִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃bilchumopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWhen he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.here: in bowel[s] his

Zephaniah1 occurrence

Zephaniah 1:17וּלְחֻמָ֖םulechumamconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralI will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.here: and bowel[s] their

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