לָחֶ֣ם
𐤋𐤇𐤌
lâchem
war
A struggle or engagement between opposing groups, a battle, or a military conflict. The term is commonly used to refer to specific military encounters or engagements, but can also denote warfare or the broader state of armed contest.
Judges 5:8 · Word #5
Lexicon H3901
| Lemma | לָחֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | lâchem |
| Strong's | H3901 |
| Definition | A struggle or engagement between opposing groups, a battle, or a military conflict. The term is commonly used to refer to specific military encounters or engagements, but can also denote warfare or the broader state of armed contest. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | war |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3901-01
bread
| Morphological Notes | Common noun, singular, absolute state; gender variable (treated as singular lexical form). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun לֶחֶם in singular absolute form denotes bread as a staple grain-based food. "Bread" preserves the primary lexical sense while allowing for its broader extension to sustenance in context. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
war
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'bread' is a Strong's/root error; changed to 'war' in line with the correct sense of conflict or battle per context and silex_definition. |
| P1 Flag | wrong root/Strong's |