leḥem (לֶחֶם)
- Language: Hebrew
- Romanized: leḥem
- Original script: לֶחֶם
- Gloss: bread, food, provision
The broad biblical word behind many bread texts. It carries the senses of bread proper, food in general, and provision, and stands behind the readings in The Staff of Bread, Our Daily Bread, The Aramaic Reading That Lost, This Is My Body, and The Schism Over Leaven.
Related entries
- Matteh Lehem — staff of bread
- Lehem Min Ha Shamayim — bread from heaven
- Minhah — grain offering
- Artos — Greek equivalent
- Panis — Latin equivalent