יָשֻׁבִי לֶחֶם

Strong’s Definition

Jashubi-Lechem, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H7725 (שׁוּב) and H3899 (לֶחֶם); returner of bread;

KJV Usage

Jashubi-lehem. (Prob. the text should be pointed יֹשְׁבֵי לֶחֶם and rendered '(they were) inhabitants of Lechem,' i.e. of Bethlehem (by contraction). Compare H3902 (לַחְמִי)).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a descendant of shelah, the son of judah by bath-shua the canaanitess

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yâshubîy Lechem; Pronunciation: yaw-shoo-bee' leh'-khem

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