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Strong's H3902 לַחְמִי (lachmi)

Lachmiy - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3902 — parasemos (“sign”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3902
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H3902 Quick Answer

Strong's H3902 לַחמִי (Lachmiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Lachmiy (lakh-mee') n/p. 1. foodful 2. Lachmi, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include war, again, philistines, elhanan, and son. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Lachmiy (lakh-mee') n/p. 1. foodful 2. Lachmi, an Israelite
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
war, again, philistines, elhanan, and son

Meaning and Definition

Lachmiy (lakh-mee') n/p. 1. foodful 2. Lachmi, an Israelite 3. or rather probably a brief form (or perhaps erroneous transcription) for H1022 [from H3899] KJV: Lahmi. See also H3433. Root(s): H3899 See also: H3433, H1022

Original Word
לַחמִי
Transliteration
Lachmiy
Derivation
First root strongs: 3899
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3902. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Lahmi

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.21.19; son of: Rapha (H7497A); brother of: Goliath (H1555), Ishbi-benob (H3430), Saph (H5593), huge_man (H4060A); also translated "[brother of] Goliath" at 2Sa.21.16; § Lahmi = "my bread" brother of Goliath the Gittite and slain by Elhanan the son of Zair

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

war again philistines elhanan son jair slew lahmi brother goliath gittite whose

How Strong's H3902 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3902 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3902 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

1 Chronicles 20:5 KJV

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H3902.

1 Chronicles 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
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.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3902, grouped by book.

1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3902 FAQ

What does lachmi (לַחְמִי) mean?

Lachmi (Strong's H3902) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Lachmi". Lachmiy (lakh-mee') n/p. 1. foodful 2. Lachmi, an Israelite

How many times is lachmi (לַחְמִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H3902 across 1 book.

Where can I study lachmi (לַחְמִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3902 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate lachmi (לַחְמִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as war, again, philistines, elhanan, son, and jair. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.