*laḥm, “food”

Old Semitic *laḥm “food” appears in:

 

Ugaritic

  • laḥm 𐎍𐎈𐎎, “food, grain”

 

Canaanite

  • leḥem 𐤋𐤇𐤌, “food, God of fertility”,
  • bēt leḥem 𐤁𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌, “Bethlehem, house of God Lehem”

 

Hebrew

  • leḥem לֶחֶם, “bread”

 

Syriac

  • laḥmā ܠܲܚܡܵܐ, “bread”

 

Arabic

  • laḥm لَحْم, “meat”
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