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Lahmi — the meaning of the Hebrew name לַחְמִי

לַחְמִי

Lachmîy · pronounced lakh-mee' · Strong's H3902 · a man

Lahmi means foodful.

Built from

לֶחֶם lechem (from, H3899) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) open in the lexicon ›

בֵּית הַלַּחְמִי Bêyth hal-Lachmîy (erroneous transcription for, H1022) — a Beth-lechemite, or native of Bethlechem open in the lexicon ›

יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם Yâshubîy Lechem (see also, H3433) — returner of bread open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3899; foodful; (or perhaps erroneous transcription) for H1022; Lachmi, an Israelite; or rather probably a brief form.

First appearance

1Chr 20:5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam. (KJV)

Every verse that names Lahmi

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 20:5

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