Hebrew word study
לָחַם H3898
- Transliteration
- lâcham
- Pronunciation
- law-kham'
- KJV glosses
- devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Lexical summary
to feed on
figuratively, to consume
by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to feed on
figuratively, to consume
by implication, to battle (as destruction)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information