Lachum לְחוּם
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| לְחוּם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | lachum |
| Strong's number | H3894 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | intestine |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (1) |
Lachum (Hebrew לְחוּם, Strong's H3894) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “intestine”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) intestines, bowels
1a) meaning uncertain
2) (CLBL) food, something eaten
1a) meaning uncertain
2) (CLBL) food, something eaten
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | eating (1), flesh (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | he eats (1), their flesh (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Lachum, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:17And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.I 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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).