*laḥm-: 'bread' 1, 'meat' 2, 'eat' 3

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*laḥm-
Meaning	'bread' 1, 'meat' 2, 'eat' 3
Basis	SED
SED	SEDonline semet 836

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	laḥm-, laḥam- 2 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 35)	Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 35
Ugaritic	lḥm 3; lḥm 1 (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.2 no. 35)	Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.2 no. 35	gloss withheld
Hebrew	leḥem 1; lǝḥûm 2 (HALOT 525)	HALOT 525	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	laḥm- 1 (Payne Smith 240)	Payne Smith 240
Punic	lḥm (T 157)	T 157	gloss withheld
Aramaic	laḥmā (HALOT 526; DNWSI 572)	HALOT 526; DNWSI 572
Amorite	laḥm- (George and Krebernik 2022, 155); *laḥm- (Golinets 2025, 893)	George and Krebernik 2022 155; Golinets 2025 893	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic lḥm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 92)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 92	gloss withheld
Akkadian	lêmu (CAD L 126, AHw. 543 apud SEDonline 787)	CAD L 126, AHw. 543; SEDonline 787	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	laḥmaʾ (T 157)	T 157
Biblical Aramaic	ləḥem 1 (HALOT 526)	HALOT 526	gloss withheld

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Notes

Lipiński (OLA80 §17.2) compares Rendille aḥam 'to eat', with the loss of l.

Updated 22 October 2026

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